fangen
to catch
- Past (Präteritum)
- fing
- Past participle
- gefangen (haben)
*du fängst, er fängt*. Games: *Fangen spielen*. *Sich fangen* (= recover composure). Adjective *gefangen* (= captive).
Conjugation
Present
- fängt
- present, singular, third-person
- fange
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- fangen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- fängst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- fangt
- indicative, plural, present, second-person
Past
- fing
- past
- fingen
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- fingst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- fingt
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- fange
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- fangen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- fangest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- fanget
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- finge
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- fingen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- fingest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- fingst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- finget
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- fingt
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gefangen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gefangen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gefangen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gefangen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gefangen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gefangen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gefangen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gefangen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde fangen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden fangen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest fangen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet fangen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde fangen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden fangen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest fangen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet fangen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gefangen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gefangen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gefangen haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gefangen haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- fang
- imperative, second-person, singular
- fange
- imperative, second-person, singular
- fangt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gefangen
- participle, past
- fangend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- fangen
- infinitive
Other
- habe gefangen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gefangen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gefangen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gefangen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gefangen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gefangen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gefangen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gefangen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gefangen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- fangen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde fangen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden fangen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst fangen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet fangen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird fangen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gefangen haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gefangen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gefangen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gefangen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gefangen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gefangen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Fangen
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong
Prefixed forms (5)
- anfangen (separable)
to begin
Wann fangen wir an? — When do we start?
- abfangen (separable)
to intercept
Er fing den Ball ab. — He intercepted the ball.
- einfangen (separable)
to catch
Fang den Hund bitte ein. — Please catch the dog.
- auffangen (separable)
to catch (falling thing)
Sie fing ihn in ihren Armen auf. — She caught him in her arms.
- befangen (inseparable)
biased / shy
Der Richter war befangen. — The judge was biased.