German reference
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to give back
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 give back |
| du | you give back |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it gives back |
| wir | we give back |
| ihr | you (plural) give back |
| sie/Sie | they give back; you (formal) give back |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I gave back |
| du | you gave back |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it gave back |
| wir | we gave back |
| ihr | you (plural) gave back |
| sie/Sie | they gave back; you (formal) gave back |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I gave back; I have given back |
| du | you gave back; you have given back |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it gave back; he/she/it has given back |
| wir | we gave back; we have given back |
| ihr | you (plural) gave back; you (plural) have given back |
| sie/Sie | they gave back; they have given back; you (formal) gave back; you (formal) have given back |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had given back |
| du | you had given back |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had given back |
| wir | we had given back |
| ihr | you (plural) had given back |
| sie/Sie | they had given back; you (formal) had given back |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will give back |
| du | you will give back |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will give back |
| wir | we will give back |
| ihr | you (plural) will give back |
| sie/Sie | they will give back; you (formal) will give back |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have given back |
| du | you will have given back |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have given back |
| wir | we will have given back |
| ihr | you (plural) will have given back |
| sie/Sie | they will have given back; you (formal) will have given back |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I give back |
| du | (that) you give back |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it gives back |
| wir | (that) we give back |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) give back |
| sie/Sie | (that) they give back; (that) you (formal) give back |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would give back |
| du | you would give back |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would give back |
| wir | we would give back |
| ihr | you (plural) would give back |
| sie/Sie | they would give back; you (formal) would give back |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have given back |
| du | you would have given back |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have given back |
| wir | we would have given back |
| ihr | you (plural) would have given back |
| sie/Sie | they would have given back; you (formal) would have given back |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would give back |
| du | you would give back |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would give back |
| wir | we would give back |
| ihr | you (plural) would give back |
| sie/Sie | they would give back; you (formal) would give back |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have given back |
| du | (reportedly) you have given back |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has given back |
| wir | (reportedly) we have given back |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have given back |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have given back; (reportedly) you (formal) have given back |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will give back |
| du | (reportedly) you will give back |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will give back |
| wir | (reportedly) we will give back |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will give back |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will give back; (reportedly) you (formal) will give back |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | give back! |
| ihr | give back! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | give back! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.