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