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