versterben
to pass away
- Past (Präteritum)
- verstarb
- Past participle
- verstorben (sein)
Strong, inseparable verb taking sein. It is a formal, euphemistic synonym for 'sterben' used to denote the act of dying. It is primarily used in official, medical, or respectful communication rather than casual conversation. As a change-of-state verb, it signifies the transition from life to death and is thus paired with sein in all compound tenses.
Conjugation
Present
- verstirbt
- present, singular, third-person
- versterbe
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- versterben
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- verstirbst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- versterbt
- indicative, plural, present, second-person
Past
- verstarb
- past
- verstarben
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- verstarbst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- verstarbt
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- verstürbe
- past, subjunctive
- versterbe
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- versterben
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- versterbest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- versterbet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- verstürben
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- verstürbest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- verstürbst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- verstürbet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- verstürbt
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- sei verstorben
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- seien verstorben
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- seist verstorben
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiest verstorben
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiet verstorben
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäre verstorben
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- wären verstorben
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- wärst verstorben
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärest verstorben
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärt verstorben
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäret verstorben
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde versterben
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden versterben
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest versterben
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet versterben
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde versterben
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden versterben
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest versterben
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet versterben
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde verstorben sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- verstirb
- imperative, second-person, singular
- versterbt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- verstorben
- participle, past
- versterbend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- versterben
- infinitive
Other
- bin verstorben
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- sind verstorben
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- bist verstorben
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- seid verstorben
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- ist verstorben
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- war verstorben
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- waren verstorben
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- warst verstorben
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- wart verstorben
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- versterben werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde versterben
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden versterben
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst versterben
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet versterben
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird versterben
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- verstorben sein werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde verstorben sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden verstorben sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst verstorben sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet verstorben sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird verstorben sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Versterben
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong