freuen
to be glad (sich freuen)
- Past (Präteritum)
- freute
- Past participle
- gefreut (haben)
Almost always reflexive: *sich freuen auf* + Akk (future joy: *Ich freue mich auf Urlaub*) vs *sich freuen über* + Akk (present joy: *Ich freue mich über das Geschenk*). *Freut mich!* (= Nice to meet you!). Adjective *froh*.
Conjugation
Present
- freut
- present, singular, third-person
- freue
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- freuen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- freust
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- freute
- past
- freuten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- freutest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- freutet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- freue
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- freuen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- freuest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- freuet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- freute
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- freuten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- freutest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- freutet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gefreut
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gefreut
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gefreut
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gefreut
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gefreut
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gefreut
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gefreut
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gefreut
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde freuen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden freuen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest freuen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet freuen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde freuen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden freuen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest freuen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet freuen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gefreut haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gefreut haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gefreut haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gefreut haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde gefreut haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden gefreut haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- freu
- imperative, second-person, singular
- freue
- imperative, second-person, singular
- freut
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gefreut
- participle, past
- freuend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- freuen
- infinitive
Other
- habe gefreut
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gefreut
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gefreut
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gefreut
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gefreut
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gefreut
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gefreut
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gefreut
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gefreut
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- freuen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde freuen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden freuen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst freuen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet freuen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird freuen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gefreut haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gefreut haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gefreut haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gefreut haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gefreut haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gefreut haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
Prefixed forms (1)
- erfreuen (inseparable)
to delight in (formal)
Der Garten erfreut sich großer Beliebtheit. — The garden enjoys great popularity.