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