erwachsen
to grow up / to develop into
- Past participle
- erwachsen (sein)
Strong verb, follows the conjugation of 'wachsen'. Unlike the standard intransitive use 'to grow' (like a plant or child), 'erwachsen' is often used figuratively to mean that something develops from a specific source or situation. Note that 'erwachsen' also functions as an adjective meaning 'adult' or 'mature', which is not a verb form but a derived property.
Conjugation
Present
- erwächst
- present, singular, third-person
- erwachse
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- erwachsen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- erwachst
- indicative, plural, present, second-person
Past
- erwuchs
- past
- erwuchsen
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- erwuchsest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- erwuchst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
Subjunctive
- erwüchse
- past, subjunctive
- erwachse
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- erwachsen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- erwachsest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- erwachset
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- erwüchsen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- erwüchsest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- erwüchst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- erwüchset
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- sei erwachsen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- seien erwachsen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- seist erwachsen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiest erwachsen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiet erwachsen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäre erwachsen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- wären erwachsen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- wärst erwachsen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärest erwachsen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärt erwachsen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäret erwachsen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde erwachsen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden erwachsen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest erwachsen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet erwachsen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde erwachsen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden erwachsen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest erwachsen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet erwachsen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde erwachsen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden erwachsen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- erwachs
- imperative, second-person, singular
- erwachse
- imperative, second-person, singular
- erwachst
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- erwachsen
- participle, past
- erwachsend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- erwachsen
- infinitive
Other
- bin erwachsen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- sind erwachsen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- bist erwachsen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- seid erwachsen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- ist erwachsen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- war erwachsen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- waren erwachsen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- warst erwachsen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- wart erwachsen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- erwachsen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde erwachsen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden erwachsen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst erwachsen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet erwachsen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird erwachsen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- erwachsen sein werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde erwachsen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden erwachsen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst erwachsen sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet erwachsen sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird erwachsen sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- erwachsener
- masculine, nominative, singular, strong
- erwachsen
- masculine, predicative, singular
- erwachsene
- feminine, nominative, singular, strong, without-article
- erwachsenes
- neuter, nominative, singular, strong, without-article
- erwachsenen
- genitive, masculine, singular, strong, without-article
- erwachsenem
- dative, masculine, singular, strong, without-article
- der erwachsene
- definite, includes-article, masculine, nominative, singular, weak
- die erwachsene
- definite, feminine, includes-article, nominative, singular, weak
- das erwachsene
- definite, includes-article, neuter, nominative, singular, weak