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