Conjugation of the German verb jammern
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb jammern, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| jammern | to wail | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich jammere | I wail | |
| du jammerst | you wail | |
| er jammert | he wails | |
| sie jammert | she wails | |
| wir jammern | we wail | |
| ihr jammert | you wail | |
| sie jammern | they wail | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich jammerte | I wailed | |
| du jammertest | you wailed | |
| er jammerte | he wailed | |
| sie jammerte | she wailed | |
| wir jammerten | we wailed | |
| ihr jammertet | you wailed | |
| sie jammerten | they wailed | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gejammert | I wailed | |
| du hast gejammert | you wailed | |
| er hat gejammert | he wailed | |
| es hat gejammert | she wailed | |
| wir haben gejammert | we wailed | |
| ihr habt gejammert | you wailed | |
| sie haben gejammert | they wailed | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gejammert | I had wailed | |
| du hattest gejammert | you had wailed | |
| er hatte gejammert | he had wailed | |
| es hatte gejammert | she had wailed | |
| wir hatten gejammert | we had wailed | |
| ihr hattet gejammert | you had wailed | |
| sie hatten gejammert | they had wailed | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde jammern | I will wail | |
| du wirst jammern | you will wail | |
| er wird jammern | he will wail | |
| sie wird jammern | she will wail | |
| wir werden jammern | we will wail | |
| ihr werdet jammern | you will wail | |
| sie werden jammern | they will wail | |
| 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 gejammert haben | I will have wailed | |
| du wirst gejammert haben | you will have wailed | |
| er wird gejammert haben | he will have wailed | |
| es wird gejammert haben | she will have wailed | |
| wir werden gejammert haben | we will have wailed | |
| ihr werdet gejammert haben | you will have wailed | |
| sie werden gejammert haben | they will have wailed | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde jammern | I would wail | |
| du würdest jammern | you would wail | |
| er würde jammern | he would wail | |
| sie würde jammern | she would wail | |
| wir würden jammern | we would wail | |
| ihr würdet jammern | you would wail | |
| sie würden jammern | they would wail | |
| 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 gejammert | I would have wailed | |
| du hättest gejammert | you would have wailed | |
| er hätte gejammert | he would have wailed | |
| es hätte gejammert | she would have wailed | |
| wir hätten gejammert | we would have wailed | |
| ihr hättet gejammert | you would have wailed | |
| sie hätten gejammert | they would have wailed | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich jammerte | I would wail | |
| du jammertest | you would wail | |
| er jammerte | he would wail | |
| sie jammerte | she would wail | |
| wir jammerten | we would wail | |
| ihr jammertet | you would wail | |
| sie jammerten | they would wail | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| jammre | Wail | |
| jammern wir | Let's wail | |
| jammert | Wail | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| jammernd | wailing | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gejammert | wailed | |
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