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