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