wachsen
to grow
- Past (Präteritum)
- wuchs
- Past participle
- gewachsen (sein)
*du wächst, er wächst*. Intransitive only; transitive growing is *anbauen/züchten*. *Über sich hinauswachsen.* Distinguish *wachsen* (grow) vs *waschen* (wash)!
Conjugation
Present
- wächst
- present, singular, third-person
- wachse
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- wachsen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- wachst
- indicative, plural, present, second-person
- wachs
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
Past
- wuchs
- past
- wuchsen
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- wuchsest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- wuchst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- wachste
- past
- wachsten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- wachstest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- wachstet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- wüchse
- past, subjunctive
- wachse
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- wachsen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- wachsest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- wachset
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- wüchsen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- wüchsest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- wüchst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- wüchset
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- sei gewachsen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- seien gewachsen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- seist gewachsen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiest gewachsen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiet gewachsen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäre gewachsen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- wären gewachsen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- wärst gewachsen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärest gewachsen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärt gewachsen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäret gewachsen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde wachsen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden wachsen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest wachsen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet wachsen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde wachsen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden wachsen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest wachsen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet wachsen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gewachsen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gewachsen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- wachs
- imperative, second-person, singular
- wachse
- imperative, second-person, singular
- wachst
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gewachsen
- participle, past
- wachsend
- participle, present
- gewachst
- participle, past
Infinitive
- wachsen
- infinitive
Other
- bin gewachsen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- sind gewachsen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- bist gewachsen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- seid gewachsen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- ist gewachsen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- war gewachsen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- waren gewachsen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- warst gewachsen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- wart gewachsen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- wachsen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde wachsen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden wachsen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst wachsen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet wachsen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird wachsen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gewachsen sein werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gewachsen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gewachsen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gewachsen sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gewachsen sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gewachsen sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- habe gewachst
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gewachst
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gewachst
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gewachst
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gewachst
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gewachst
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gewachst
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gewachst
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gewachst
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
Prefixed forms (5)
- aufwachsen (separable)
to grow up
Sie wuchs in Berlin auf. — She grew up in Berlin.
- nachwachsen (separable)
to grow back
Die Haare wachsen nach. — The hair grows back.
- mitwachsen (separable)
to grow with
Die Schuhe wachsen mit. — coll., adjustable shoes
- bewachsen (inseparable)
overgrown
Der Garten ist verwildert. — The wall is covered with ivy.
- entwachsen (inseparable)
to outgrow
Er ist den Kinderschuhen entwachsen. — He outgrew childish things.