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