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