Conjugation of the German verb abnehmen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb abnehmen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
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| abnehmen | to take off | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
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| ich nahm ab | I took off | |
| du nahmst ab | you took off | |
| er nahm ab | he took off | |
| sie nahm ab | she took off | |
| wir nahmen ab | we took off | |
| ihr nahmt ab | you took off | |
| sie nahmen ab | they took off | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte abgenommen | I had taken off | |
| du hattest abgenommen | you had taken off | |
| er hatte abgenommen | he had taken off | |
| es hatte abgenommen | she had taken off | |
| wir hatten abgenommen | we had taken off | |
| ihr hattet abgenommen | you had taken off | |
| sie hatten abgenommen | they had taken off | |
| Future Perfect / Futur II The German Future Perfect or Futur II is constructed similarly to English, with the present tense of werden (will), the past participle of the verb and the auxiliary verb haben or sein at the end of the clause. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde abgenommen haben | I will have taken off | |
| du wirst abgenommen haben | you will have taken off | |
| er wird abgenommen haben | he will have taken off | |
| es wird abgenommen haben | she will have taken off | |
| wir werden abgenommen haben | we will have taken off | |
| ihr werdet abgenommen haben | you will have taken off | |
| sie werden abgenommen haben | they will have taken off | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde abnehmen | I would take off | |
| du würdest abnehmen | you would take off | |
| er würde abnehmen | he would take off | |
| sie würde abnehmen | she would take off | |
| wir würden abnehmen | we would take off | |
| ihr würdet abnehmen | you would take off | |
| sie würden abnehmen | they would take off | |
| Conditional Perfect / Plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv II The German Conditional Perfect or Plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv II is constructed with the Konjunktiv II tense of the auxiliary verb haben or sein and the past participle. | Scored | |
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| ich hätte abgenommen | I would have taken off | |
| du hättest abgenommen | you would have taken off | |
| er hätte abgenommen | he would have taken off | |
| es hätte abgenommen | she would have taken off | |
| wir hätten abgenommen | we would have taken off | |
| ihr hättet abgenommen | you would have taken off | |
| sie hätten abgenommen | they would have taken off | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich nähme ab | I would take off | |
| du nähmest ab | you would take off | |
| er nähme ab | he would take off | |
| sie nähme ab | she would take off | |
| wir nähmen ab | we would take off | |
| ihr nähmet ab | you would take off | |
| sie nähmen ab | they would take off | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| nimm ab | Take off | |
| nehmen wir ab | Let's take off | |
| nehmt ab | Take off | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| abnehmend | taking off | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| abgenommen | taken off | |
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