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