German reference
sich wehren
to defend oneself, fight back
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 defend myself |
| du | you defend yourself |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it defends himself/herself/itself |
| wir | we defend ourselves |
| ihr | you (plural) defend yourselves |
| sie/Sie | they defend themselves; you (formal) defend yourself |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I defended myself |
| du | you defended yourself |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it defended himself/herself/itself |
| wir | we defended ourselves |
| ihr | you (plural) defended yourselves |
| sie/Sie | they defended themselves; you (formal) defended yourself |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I defended myself; I have defended myself |
| du | you defended yourself; you have defended yourself |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it defended himself/herself/itself; he/she/it has defended himself/herself/itself |
| wir | we defended ourselves; we have defended ourselves |
| ihr | you (plural) defended yourselves; you (plural) have defended yourselves |
| sie/Sie | they defended themselves; they have defended themselves; you (formal) defended yourself; you (formal) have defended yourself |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had defended myself |
| du | you had defended yourself |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had defended himself/herself/itself |
| wir | we had defended ourselves |
| ihr | you (plural) had defended yourselves |
| sie/Sie | they had defended themselves; you (formal) had defended yourself |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will defend myself |
| du | you will defend yourself |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will defend himself/herself/itself |
| wir | we will defend ourselves |
| ihr | you (plural) will defend yourselves |
| sie/Sie | they will defend themselves; you (formal) will defend yourself |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have defended myself |
| du | you will have defended yourself |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have defended himself/herself/itself |
| wir | we will have defended ourselves |
| ihr | you (plural) will have defended yourselves |
| sie/Sie | they will have defended themselves; you (formal) will have defended yourself |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I defend myself |
| du | (that) you defend yourself |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it defends himself/herself/itself |
| wir | (that) we defend ourselves |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) defend yourselves |
| sie/Sie | (that) they defend themselves; (that) you (formal) defend yourself |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would defend myself |
| du | you would defend yourself |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would defend himself/herself/itself |
| wir | we would defend ourselves |
| ihr | you (plural) would defend yourselves |
| sie/Sie | they would defend themselves; you (formal) would defend yourself |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have defended myself |
| du | you would have defended yourself |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have defended himself/herself/itself |
| wir | we would have defended ourselves |
| ihr | you (plural) would have defended yourselves |
| sie/Sie | they would have defended themselves; you (formal) would have defended yourself |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would defend myself |
| du | you would defend yourself |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would defend himself/herself/itself |
| wir | we would defend ourselves |
| ihr | you (plural) would defend yourselves |
| sie/Sie | they would defend themselves; you (formal) would defend yourself |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have defended myself |
| du | (reportedly) you have defended yourself |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has defended himself/herself/itself |
| wir | (reportedly) we have defended ourselves |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have defended yourselves |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have defended themselves; (reportedly) you (formal) have defended yourself |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will defend myself |
| du | (reportedly) you will defend yourself |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will defend himself/herself/itself |
| wir | (reportedly) we will defend ourselves |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will defend yourselves |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will defend themselves; (reportedly) you (formal) will defend yourself |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | defend yourself! |
| ihr | defend yourselves! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | defend yourself! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.