sprechen
to speak
- Past (Präteritum)
- sprach
- Past participle
- gesprochen (haben)
*du sprichst, er spricht*, imperative *sprich!* *sprechen + Akk* (language) / *mit* + Dat (person) / *über* + Akk (topic) / *von* + Dat.
Conjugation
Present
- spricht
- present, singular, third-person
- spreche
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- sprechen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- sprichst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- sprecht
- indicative, plural, present, second-person
- sprech
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
Past
- sprach
- past
- sprachen
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- sprachst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- spracht
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- spräche
- past, subjunctive
- spreche
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- sprechen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- sprechest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- sprechet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- sprächen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- sprächest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- sprächst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- sprächet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- sprächt
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gesprochen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gesprochen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gesprochen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gesprochen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gesprochen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gesprochen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gesprochen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gesprochen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde sprechen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden sprechen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest sprechen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet sprechen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde sprechen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden sprechen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest sprechen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet sprechen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gesprochen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gesprochen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gesprochen haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gesprochen haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- sprich
- imperative, second-person, singular
- sprecht
- imperative, plural, second-person
- sprech
- colloquial, form-of, imperative, singular
Participle
- gesprochen
- participle, past
- sprechend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- sprechen
- infinitive
Other
- habe gesprochen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gesprochen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gesprochen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gesprochen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gesprochen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gesprochen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gesprochen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gesprochen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gesprochen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- sprechen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde sprechen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden sprechen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst sprechen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet sprechen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird sprechen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gesprochen haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gesprochen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gesprochen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gesprochen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gesprochen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gesprochen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Sprechen
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong
Prefixed forms (6)
- ansprechen (separable)
to address / approach
Sprich ihn bitte direkt an. — Please address him directly.
- aussprechen (separable)
to pronounce; to express
Sprich das Wort bitte aus. — Please pronounce the word.
- besprechen (inseparable)
to discuss
Wir müssen das noch besprechen. — We still have to discuss that.
- versprechen (inseparable)
to promise; to misspeak
Ich verspreche dir nichts. — I promise you nothing. / He misspoke.
- entsprechen (inseparable)
to correspond to
Das entspricht nicht den Regeln. — That doesn't comply with the rules.
- widersprechen (inseparable)
to contradict
Widersprich mir nicht! — Don't contradict me!