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