verstehen
to understand
- Past (Präteritum)
- verstand
- Past participle
- verstanden (haben)
*verstehen + Akk*, *sich verstehen mit* (= get along). *Verstehst du Spaß?*Past *verstand*, imperative *versteh! / verstehe!* *Darunter verstehe ich...*
Conjugation
Present
- versteht
- present, singular, third-person
- verstehe
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- verstehen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- verstehst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- verstand
- past
- verstanden
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- verstandest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- verstandst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- verstandet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- verstände
- past, subjunctive
- verstünde
- past, subjunctive
- verstehe
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- verstehen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- verstehest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- verstehet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- verständen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- verstünden
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- verständest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- verstündest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- verständet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- verstündet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe verstanden
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben verstanden
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest verstanden
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet verstanden
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte verstanden
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten verstanden
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest verstanden
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet verstanden
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde verstehen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden verstehen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest verstehen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet verstehen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde verstehen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden verstehen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest verstehen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet verstehen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde verstanden haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden verstanden haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- versteh
- imperative, second-person, singular
- verstehe
- imperative, second-person, singular
- versteht
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- verstanden
- participle, past
- verstehend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- verstehen
- infinitive
Other
- habe verstanden
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben verstanden
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast verstanden
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt verstanden
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat verstanden
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte verstanden
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten verstanden
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest verstanden
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet verstanden
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- verstehen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde verstehen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden verstehen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst verstehen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet verstehen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird verstehen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- verstanden haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde verstanden haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden verstanden haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst verstanden haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet verstanden haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird verstanden haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Verstehen
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong
- Versteher
- agent, form-of, masculine, strong
Prefixed forms (1)
- missverstehen (inseparable)
to misunderstand
Du hast mich missverstanden. — You misunderstood me.