meinen
to mean, think, say
- Past (Präteritum)
- meinte
- Past participle
- gemeint (haben)
Opinion: *Was meinst du dazu?* Intention: *Das habe ich nicht so gemeint.* (I didn't mean it like that.) *Meinetwegen!* (= For all I care! / Fine by me!).
Conjugation
Present
- meine
- first-person, form-of, present, singular
- meint
- present, singular, third-person
- meinen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- meinst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- meinte
- past
- meinten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- meintest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- meintet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- meine
- first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
- meinen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- meinest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- meinet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- meinte
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- meinten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- meintest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- meintet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gemeint
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gemeint
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gemeint
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gemeint
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gemeint
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gemeint
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gemeint
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gemeint
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde meinen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden meinen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest meinen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet meinen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde meinen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden meinen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest meinen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet meinen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gemeint haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gemeint haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gemeint haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gemeint haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde gemeint haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden gemeint haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- meine
- form-of, imperative, singular
- mein
- imperative, second-person, singular
- meint
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gemeint
- participle, past
- meinend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- meinen
- infinitive
Other
- habe gemeint
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gemeint
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gemeint
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gemeint
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gemeint
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gemeint
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gemeint
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gemeint
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gemeint
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- meinen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde meinen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden meinen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst meinen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet meinen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird meinen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gemeint haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gemeint haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gemeint haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gemeint haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gemeint haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gemeint haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- meynen
- alternative, obsolete
- mainen
- alternative, obsolete
- maynen
- alternative, obsolete
Prefixed forms (1)
- vermeinen (inseparable)
to opine / believe
Er vermeint, Recht zu haben. — He believes he is right.