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