warten
to wait
- Past (Präteritum)
- wartete
- Past participle
- gewartet (haben)
*warten + auf* + Akk: *Ich warte auf den Bus.* Extra *e*: *du wartest*. Distinguish *warten* (wait) vs *erwarten* (expect). Idiom *Warte nur!* (threat), *Nicht lange warten lassen*.
Conjugation
Present
- wart
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
- wartet
- present, singular, third-person
- warte
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- warten
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- wartest
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- wartete
- past
- warteten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- wartetest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- wartetet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- warte
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- warten
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- wartest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- wartet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- wartete
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- warteten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- wartetest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- wartetet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gewartet
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gewartet
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gewartet
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gewartet
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gewartet
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gewartet
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gewartet
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gewartet
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde warten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden warten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest warten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet warten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde warten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden warten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest warten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet warten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gewartet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gewartet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gewartet haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gewartet haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde gewartet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden gewartet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- wart
- colloquial, form-of, imperative, singular
- warte
- imperative, second-person, singular
- wartet
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gewartet
- participle, past
- wartend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- warten
- infinitive
Other
- habe gewartet
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gewartet
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gewartet
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gewartet
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gewartet
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gewartet
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gewartet
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gewartet
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gewartet
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- warten werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde warten
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden warten
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst warten
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet warten
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird warten
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gewartet haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gewartet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gewartet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gewartet haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gewartet haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gewartet haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
Prefixed forms (3)
- abwarten (separable)
to wait and see
Warte bitte erst einmal ab. — Please wait and see first.
- aufwarten (separable)
to serve up / present
Er wartete mit Neuigkeiten auf. — He came up with news.
- erwarten (inseparable)
to expect
Ich erwarte dich um 8 Uhr. — I expect you at 8.