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