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