German reference

sich waschen

to wash oneself

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

sich waschen: Present
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ichI wash myself
duyou wash yourself
er/sie/eshe/she/it washes himself/herself/itself
wirwe wash ourselves
ihryou (plural) wash yourselves
sie/Siethey wash themselves; you (formal) wash yourself

Simple past

sich waschen: Simple past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ichI washed myself
duyou washed yourself
er/sie/eshe/she/it washed himself/herself/itself
wirwe washed ourselves
ihryou (plural) washed yourselves
sie/Siethey washed themselves; you (formal) washed yourself

Compound past

sich waschen: Compound past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ichI washed myself; I have washed myself
duyou washed yourself; you have washed yourself
er/sie/eshe/she/it washed himself/herself/itself; he/she/it has washed himself/herself/itself
wirwe washed ourselves; we have washed ourselves
ihryou (plural) washed yourselves; you (plural) have washed yourselves
sie/Siethey washed themselves; they have washed themselves; you (formal) washed yourself; you (formal) have washed yourself

Past perfect

sich waschen: Past perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ichI had washed myself
duyou had washed yourself
er/sie/eshe/she/it had washed himself/herself/itself
wirwe had washed ourselves
ihryou (plural) had washed yourselves
sie/Siethey had washed themselves; you (formal) had washed yourself

Future

sich waschen: Future
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ichI will wash myself
duyou will wash yourself
er/sie/eshe/she/it will wash himself/herself/itself
wirwe will wash ourselves
ihryou (plural) will wash yourselves
sie/Siethey will wash themselves; you (formal) will wash yourself

Future perfect

sich waschen: Future perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ichI will have washed myself
duyou will have washed yourself
er/sie/eshe/she/it will have washed himself/herself/itself
wirwe will have washed ourselves
ihryou (plural) will have washed yourselves
sie/Siethey will have washed themselves; you (formal) will have washed yourself

Subjunctive

Subjunctive I

sich waschen: Subjunctive I
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ich(that) I wash myself
du(that) you wash yourself
er/sie/es(that) he/she/it washes himself/herself/itself
wir(that) we wash ourselves
ihr(that) you (plural) wash yourselves
sie/Sie(that) they wash themselves; (that) you (formal) wash yourself

Subjunctive II

sich waschen: Subjunctive II
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ichI would wash myself
duyou would wash yourself
er/sie/eshe/she/it would wash himself/herself/itself
wirwe would wash ourselves
ihryou (plural) would wash yourselves
sie/Siethey would wash themselves; you (formal) would wash yourself

Past subjunctive II

sich waschen: Past subjunctive II
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ichI would have washed myself
duyou would have washed yourself
er/sie/eshe/she/it would have washed himself/herself/itself
wirwe would have washed ourselves
ihryou (plural) would have washed yourselves
sie/Siethey would have washed themselves; you (formal) would have washed yourself

Would form

sich waschen: Would form
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ichI would wash myself
duyou would wash yourself
er/sie/eshe/she/it would wash himself/herself/itself
wirwe would wash ourselves
ihryou (plural) would wash yourselves
sie/Siethey would wash themselves; you (formal) would wash yourself

Past subjunctive I

sich waschen: Past subjunctive I
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ich(reportedly) I have washed myself
du(reportedly) you have washed yourself
er/sie/es(reportedly) he/she/it has washed himself/herself/itself
wir(reportedly) we have washed ourselves
ihr(reportedly) you (plural) have washed yourselves
sie/Sie(reportedly) they have washed themselves; (reportedly) you (formal) have washed yourself

Future subjunctive I

sich waschen: Future subjunctive I
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ich(reportedly) I will wash myself
du(reportedly) you will wash yourself
er/sie/es(reportedly) he/she/it will wash himself/herself/itself
wir(reportedly) we will wash ourselves
ihr(reportedly) you (plural) will wash yourselves
sie/Sie(reportedly) they will wash themselves; (reportedly) you (formal) will wash yourself

Imperative

Imperative

sich waschen: Imperative
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
duwash yourself!
ihrwash yourselves! (plural)
sie/Siewash yourself! (formal)

Additional forms

Infinitive with zu
Present participle
Past participle
Past infinitive

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