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