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