steigen
to rise, climb, get in/on
- Past (Präteritum)
- stieg
- Past participle
- gestiegen (sein)
*steigen + auf/in/aus*: *auf den Berg steigen, ins Auto steigen*. Prices *steigen*. *aufs Podest steigen*. Distinguish *steigen* (rise) vs *steigern* (increase something).
Conjugation
Present
- steigt
- present, singular, third-person
- steige
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- steigen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- steigst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- stieg
- past
- stiegen
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- stiegst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- stiegt
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- steige
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- steigen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- steigest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- steiget
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- stiege
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stiegen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stiegest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stiegst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stieget
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stiegt
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- sei gestiegen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- seien gestiegen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- seist gestiegen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiest gestiegen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiet gestiegen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäre gestiegen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- wären gestiegen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- wärst gestiegen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärest gestiegen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärt gestiegen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäret gestiegen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde steigen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden steigen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest steigen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet steigen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde steigen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden steigen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest steigen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet steigen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gestiegen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- steig
- imperative, second-person, singular
- steige
- imperative, second-person, singular
- steigt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gestiegen
- participle, past
- steigend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- steigen
- infinitive
Other
- Steigen
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong
- bin gestiegen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- sind gestiegen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- bist gestiegen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- seid gestiegen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- ist gestiegen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- war gestiegen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- waren gestiegen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- warst gestiegen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- wart gestiegen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- steigen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde steigen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden steigen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst steigen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet steigen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird steigen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gestiegen sein werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gestiegen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gestiegen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gestiegen sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gestiegen sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gestiegen sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Steiger
- agent, form-of, masculine, rare, strong
Prefixed forms (7)
- einsteigen (separable)
to get in / board
Steig bitte in den Zug ein. — Please board the train.
- aussteigen (separable)
to get out / off
Wir steigen in Berlin aus. — We get off in Berlin.
- umsteigen (separable)
to change (trains)
In Hamburg musst du umsteigen. — You have to change in Hamburg.
- aufsteigen (separable)
to rise / ascend
Der Rauch steigt auf. — The smoke rises.
- absteigen (separable)
to descend / stay (hotel)
Wir stiegen im Hotel ab. — We stayed at the hotel.
- besteigen (inseparable)
to climb / mount
Sie bestiegen den Berg. — They climbed the mountain.
- versteigen (inseparable)
to lose one's way climbing / go too far
Er verstieg sich in Vorwürfe. — He got carried away with accusations.