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