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