German reference
zwinkern
to wink
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 wink |
| du | you wink |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it winks |
| wir | we wink |
| ihr | you (plural) wink |
| sie/Sie | they wink; you (formal) wink |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I winked |
| du | you winked |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it winked |
| wir | we winked |
| ihr | you (plural) winked |
| sie/Sie | they winked; you (formal) winked |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I winked; I have winked |
| du | you winked; you have winked |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it winked; he/she/it has winked |
| wir | we winked; we have winked |
| ihr | you (plural) winked; you (plural) have winked |
| sie/Sie | they winked; they have winked; you (formal) winked; you (formal) have winked |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had winked |
| du | you had winked |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had winked |
| wir | we had winked |
| ihr | you (plural) had winked |
| sie/Sie | they had winked; you (formal) had winked |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will wink |
| du | you will wink |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will wink |
| wir | we will wink |
| ihr | you (plural) will wink |
| sie/Sie | they will wink; you (formal) will wink |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have winked |
| du | you will have winked |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have winked |
| wir | we will have winked |
| ihr | you (plural) will have winked |
| sie/Sie | they will have winked; you (formal) will have winked |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I wink |
| du | (that) you wink |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it winks |
| wir | (that) we wink |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) wink |
| sie/Sie | (that) they wink; (that) you (formal) wink |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would wink |
| du | you would wink |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would wink |
| wir | we would wink |
| ihr | you (plural) would wink |
| sie/Sie | they would wink; you (formal) would wink |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have winked |
| du | you would have winked |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have winked |
| wir | we would have winked |
| ihr | you (plural) would have winked |
| sie/Sie | they would have winked; you (formal) would have winked |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would wink |
| du | you would wink |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would wink |
| wir | we would wink |
| ihr | you (plural) would wink |
| sie/Sie | they would wink; you (formal) would wink |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have winked |
| du | (reportedly) you have winked |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has winked |
| wir | (reportedly) we have winked |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have winked |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have winked; (reportedly) you (formal) have winked |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will wink |
| du | (reportedly) you will wink |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will wink |
| wir | (reportedly) we will wink |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will wink |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will wink; (reportedly) you (formal) will wink |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | wink! |
| ihr | wink! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | wink! (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.