German reference
sich trennen
to separate / break up
Regular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I separate |
| du | you separate |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it separates |
| wir | we separate |
| ihr | you (plural) separate |
| sie/Sie | they separate; you (formal) separate |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I separated |
| du | you separated |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it separated |
| wir | we separated |
| ihr | you (plural) separated |
| sie/Sie | they separated; you (formal) separated |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I separated; I have separated |
| du | you separated; you have separated |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it separated; he/she/it has separated |
| wir | we separated; we have separated |
| ihr | you (plural) separated; you (plural) have separated |
| sie/Sie | they separated; they have separated; you (formal) separated; you (formal) have separated |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had separated |
| du | you had separated |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had separated |
| wir | we had separated |
| ihr | you (plural) had separated |
| sie/Sie | they had separated; you (formal) had separated |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will separate |
| du | you will separate |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will separate |
| wir | we will separate |
| ihr | you (plural) will separate |
| sie/Sie | they will separate; you (formal) will separate |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have separated |
| du | you will have separated |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have separated |
| wir | we will have separated |
| ihr | you (plural) will have separated |
| sie/Sie | they will have separated; you (formal) will have separated |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I separate |
| du | (that) you separate |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it separates |
| wir | (that) we separate |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) separate |
| sie/Sie | (that) they separate; (that) you (formal) separate |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would separate |
| du | you would separate |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would separate |
| wir | we would separate |
| ihr | you (plural) would separate |
| sie/Sie | they would separate; you (formal) would separate |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have separated |
| du | you would have separated |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have separated |
| wir | we would have separated |
| ihr | you (plural) would have separated |
| sie/Sie | they would have separated; you (formal) would have separated |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would separate |
| du | you would separate |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would separate |
| wir | we would separate |
| ihr | you (plural) would separate |
| sie/Sie | they would separate; you (formal) would separate |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have separated |
| du | (reportedly) you have separated |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has separated |
| wir | (reportedly) we have separated |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have separated |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have separated; (reportedly) you (formal) have separated |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will separate |
| du | (reportedly) you will separate |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will separate |
| wir | (reportedly) we will separate |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will separate |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will separate; (reportedly) you (formal) will separate |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | separate! |
| ihr | separate! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | separate! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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