dienen
to serve
- Past (Präteritum)
- diente
- Past participle
- gedient (haben)
Regular weak verb taking haben. It describes fulfilling a purpose, function, or role, often with the preposition als. Figuratively, it denotes contributing to a higher cause or helping someone. Do not confuse with the archaic bedienen, which usually takes an accusative object when meaning to wait on customers.
Conjugation
Present
- diene
- first-person, form-of, present, singular
- dient
- present, singular, third-person
- dienen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- dienst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- dien
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
Past
- diente
- first-person, form-of, preterite, singular, third-person
- dienten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- dientest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- dientet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- diene
- first-person, form-of, singular, subjunctive-i, third-person
- diente
- first-person, form-of, singular, subjunctive-ii, third-person
- dienen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- dienest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- dienet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- dienten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- dientest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- dientet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gedient
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gedient
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gedient
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gedient
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gedient
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gedient
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gedient
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gedient
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde dienen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden dienen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest dienen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet dienen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde dienen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden dienen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest dienen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet dienen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gedient haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gedient haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gedient haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gedient haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde gedient haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden gedient haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- diene
- form-of, imperative, singular
- dien
- imperative, second-person, singular
- dient
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gedient
- participle, past
- dienend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- dienen
- infinitive
Other
- habe gedient
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gedient
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gedient
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gedient
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gedient
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gedient
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gedient
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gedient
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gedient
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- dienen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde dienen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden dienen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst dienen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet dienen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird dienen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gedient haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gedient haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gedient haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gedient haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gedient haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gedient haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Diener
- agent, form-of, masculine, strong