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