Conjugation of the German verb begreifen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb begreifen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| begreifen | to fathom | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich begreife | I fathom | |
| du begreifst | you fathom | |
| wir begreifen | we fathom | |
| ihr begreift | you fathom | |
| sie begreifen | they fathom | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich begriff | I fathomed | |
| du begriffst | you fathomed | |
| er begriff | he fathomed | |
| sie begriff | she fathomed | |
| ihr begrifft | you fathomed | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe begriffen | I fathomed | |
| du hast begriffen | you fathomed | |
| er hat begriffen | he fathomed | |
| es hat begriffen | she fathomed | |
| wir haben begriffen | we fathomed | |
| ihr habt begriffen | you fathomed | |
| sie haben begriffen | they fathomed | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte begriffen | I had fathomed | |
| du hattest begriffen | you had fathomed | |
| er hatte begriffen | he had fathomed | |
| es hatte begriffen | she had fathomed | |
| wir hatten begriffen | we had fathomed | |
| ihr hattet begriffen | you had fathomed | |
| sie hatten begriffen | they had fathomed | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde begreifen | I will fathom | |
| du wirst begreifen | you will fathom | |
| er wird begreifen | he will fathom | |
| sie wird begreifen | she will fathom | |
| wir werden begreifen | we will fathom | |
| ihr werdet begreifen | you will fathom | |
| sie werden begreifen | they will fathom | |
| 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 begriffen haben | I will have fathomed | |
| du wirst begriffen haben | you will have fathomed | |
| er wird begriffen haben | he will have fathomed | |
| es wird begriffen haben | she will have fathomed | |
| wir werden begriffen haben | we will have fathomed | |
| ihr werdet begriffen haben | you will have fathomed | |
| sie werden begriffen haben | they will have fathomed | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde begreifen | I would fathom | |
| du würdest begreifen | you would fathom | |
| er würde begreifen | he would fathom | |
| sie würde begreifen | she would fathom | |
| wir würden begreifen | we would fathom | |
| ihr würdet begreifen | you would fathom | |
| sie würden begreifen | they would fathom | |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hätte begriffen | I would have fathomed | |
| du hättest begriffen | you would have fathomed | |
| er hätte begriffen | he would have fathomed | |
| es hätte begriffen | she would have fathomed | |
| wir hätten begriffen | we would have fathomed | |
| ihr hättet begriffen | you would have fathomed | |
| sie hätten begriffen | they would have fathomed | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich begriffe | I would fathom | |
| er begriffe | he would fathom | |
| sie begriffe | she would fathom | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| begreif | Fathom | |
| begreifen wir | Let's fathom | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| begreifend | fathoming | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| begriffen | fathomed | |
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