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