German reference
sich unterhalten
to chat, converse
Stem change · 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 chat |
| du | you chat |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it chats |
| wir | we chat |
| ihr | you (plural) chat |
| sie/Sie | they chat; you (formal) chat |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I chatted |
| du | you chatted |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it chatted |
| wir | we chatted |
| ihr | you (plural) chatted |
| sie/Sie | they chatted; you (formal) chatted |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I chatted; I have chatted |
| du | you chatted; you have chatted |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it chatted; he/she/it has chatted |
| wir | we chatted; we have chatted |
| ihr | you (plural) chatted; you (plural) have chatted |
| sie/Sie | they chatted; they have chatted; you (formal) chatted; you (formal) have chatted |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had chatted |
| du | you had chatted |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had chatted |
| wir | we had chatted |
| ihr | you (plural) had chatted |
| sie/Sie | they had chatted; you (formal) had chatted |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will chat |
| du | you will chat |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will chat |
| wir | we will chat |
| ihr | you (plural) will chat |
| sie/Sie | they will chat; you (formal) will chat |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have chatted |
| du | you will have chatted |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have chatted |
| wir | we will have chatted |
| ihr | you (plural) will have chatted |
| sie/Sie | they will have chatted; you (formal) will have chatted |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I chat |
| du | (that) you chat |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it chats |
| wir | (that) we chat |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) chat |
| sie/Sie | (that) they chat; (that) you (formal) chat |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would chat |
| du | you would chat |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would chat |
| wir | we would chat |
| ihr | you (plural) would chat |
| sie/Sie | they would chat; you (formal) would chat |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have chatted |
| du | you would have chatted |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have chatted |
| wir | we would have chatted |
| ihr | you (plural) would have chatted |
| sie/Sie | they would have chatted; you (formal) would have chatted |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would chat |
| du | you would chat |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would chat |
| wir | we would chat |
| ihr | you (plural) would chat |
| sie/Sie | they would chat; you (formal) would chat |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have chatted |
| du | (reportedly) you have chatted |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has chatted |
| wir | (reportedly) we have chatted |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have chatted |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have chatted; (reportedly) you (formal) have chatted |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will chat |
| du | (reportedly) you will chat |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will chat |
| wir | (reportedly) we will chat |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will chat |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will chat; (reportedly) you (formal) will chat |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | chat! |
| ihr | chat! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | chat! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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