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