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to commit oneself (to do something)
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 commit myself to something |
| du | you commit yourself to something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it commits himself/herself/itself to something |
| wir | we commit ourselves to something |
| ihr | you (plural) commit yourselves to something |
| sie/Sie | they commit themselves to something; you (formal) commit yourself to something |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I committed myself to something |
| du | you committed yourself to something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it committed himself/herself/itself to something |
| wir | we committed ourselves to something |
| ihr | you (plural) committed yourselves to something |
| sie/Sie | they committed themselves to something; you (formal) committed yourself to something |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I committed myself to something; I have committed myself to something |
| du | you committed yourself to something; you have committed yourself to something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it committed himself/herself/itself to something; he/she/it has committed himself/herself/itself to something |
| wir | we committed ourselves to something; we have committed ourselves to something |
| ihr | you (plural) committed yourselves to something; you (plural) have committed yourselves to something |
| sie/Sie | they committed themselves to something; they have committed themselves to something; you (formal) committed yourself to something; you (formal) have committed yourself to something |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had committed myself to something |
| du | you had committed yourself to something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had committed himself/herself/itself to something |
| wir | we had committed ourselves to something |
| ihr | you (plural) had committed yourselves to something |
| sie/Sie | they had committed themselves to something; you (formal) had committed yourself to something |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will commit myself to something |
| du | you will commit yourself to something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will commit himself/herself/itself to something |
| wir | we will commit ourselves to something |
| ihr | you (plural) will commit yourselves to something |
| sie/Sie | they will commit themselves to something; you (formal) will commit yourself to something |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have committed myself to something |
| du | you will have committed yourself to something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have committed himself/herself/itself to something |
| wir | we will have committed ourselves to something |
| ihr | you (plural) will have committed yourselves to something |
| sie/Sie | they will have committed themselves to something; you (formal) will have committed yourself to something |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I commit myself to something |
| du | (that) you commit yourself to something |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it commits himself/herself/itself to something |
| wir | (that) we commit ourselves to something |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) commit yourselves to something |
| sie/Sie | (that) they commit themselves to something; (that) you (formal) commit yourself to something |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would commit myself to something |
| du | you would commit yourself to something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would commit himself/herself/itself to something |
| wir | we would commit ourselves to something |
| ihr | you (plural) would commit yourselves to something |
| sie/Sie | they would commit themselves to something; you (formal) would commit yourself to something |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have committed myself to something |
| du | you would have committed yourself to something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have committed himself/herself/itself to something |
| wir | we would have committed ourselves to something |
| ihr | you (plural) would have committed yourselves to something |
| sie/Sie | they would have committed themselves to something; you (formal) would have committed yourself to something |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would commit myself to something |
| du | you would commit yourself to something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would commit himself/herself/itself to something |
| wir | we would commit ourselves to something |
| ihr | you (plural) would commit yourselves to something |
| sie/Sie | they would commit themselves to something; you (formal) would commit yourself to something |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have committed myself to something |
| du | (reportedly) you have committed yourself to something |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has committed himself/herself/itself to something |
| wir | (reportedly) we have committed ourselves to something |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have committed yourselves to something |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have committed themselves to something; (reportedly) you (formal) have committed yourself to something |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will commit myself to something |
| du | (reportedly) you will commit yourself to something |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will commit himself/herself/itself to something |
| wir | (reportedly) we will commit ourselves to something |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will commit yourselves to something |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will commit themselves to something; (reportedly) you (formal) will commit yourself to something |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | commit yourself to something! |
| ihr | commit yourselves to something! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | commit yourself to something! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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