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