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