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