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