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Conjugation of the German verb sterben

A list of the common conjugations for the German verb sterben, along with their English translations.



InfinitiveScored
sterbento die

PresentScored
ich sterbeI die
du stirbstyou die
er stirbthe dies
sie stirbtshe dies
wir sterbenwe die
ihr sterbtyou die
sie sterbenthey die

Preterite / Präteritum
This is more a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Perfekt is used to refer to past actions.
Scored
ich starbI died
du starbstyou died
er starbhe died
sie starbshe died
wir starbenwe died
ihr starbtyou died
sie starbenthey died

Past / PerfektScored
ich bin gestorbenI died
du bist gestorbenyou died
er ist gestorbenhe died
es ist gestorbenshe died
wir sind gestorbenwe died
ihr seid gestorbenyou died
sie sind gestorbenthey died

Pluperfect / PlusquamperfektScored
ich war gestorbenI had died
du warst gestorbenyou had died
er war gestorbenhe had died
es war gestorbenshe had died
wir waren gestorbenwe had died
ihr wart gestorbenyou had died
sie waren gestorbenthey had died

FutureScored
ich werde sterbenI will die
du wirst sterbenyou will die
er wird sterbenhe will die
sie wird sterbenshe will die
wir werden sterbenwe will die
ihr werdet sterbenyou will die
sie werden sterbenthey will die

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 gestorben seinI will have died
du wirst gestorben seinyou will have died
er wird gestorben seinhe will have died
es wird gestorben seinshe will have died
wir werden gestorben seinwe will have died
ihr werdet gestorben seinyou will have died
sie werden gestorben seinthey will have died

ConditionalScored
ich würde sterbenI would die
du würdest sterbenyou would die
er würde sterbenhe would die
sie würde sterbenshe would die
wir würden sterbenwe would die
ihr würdet sterbenyou would die
sie würden sterbenthey would die

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 wäre gestorbenI would have died
du wärst gestorbenyou would have died
er wäre gestorbenhe would have died
es wäre gestorbenshe would have died
wir wären gestorbenwe would have died
ihr wärt gestorbenyou would have died
sie wären gestorbenthey would have died

Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive IIScored
ich stürbeI would die
du stürbestyou would die
er stürbehe would die
sie stürbeshe would die
wir stürbenwe would die
ihr stürbetyou would die
sie stürbenthey would die

ImperativeScored
stirb Die
sterben wirLet's die
sterbt Die

Present ParticipleScored
sterbend dying

Past ParticipleScored
gestorben died


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