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