Wann Konjunktiv In Collin
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Konjunktiv II in the past tense is built with haben or sein in Konjunktiv II present + Partizip II, Futur I is built with the verb würde in Konjunktiv II + infinitive, and Future II is made with verb würde in Konjunktiv II + participle II + haben or sein in infinitive.
The second subjunctive, also known as the conditional tense in German or Konjunktiv II is used for hypothetical statements, for polite requests, suggestions, and to give advice. Was wäre, wenn er recht hätte? (What if he were right?)
The present tense Konjunktiv I has the same conjugation endings as the normal present tense (-e, -st, -t, -en, -t, -en) but with the difference of adding -e between the verb and the ending in the second and third person singular and first person plural.
Konjunktiv I is used for the 2nd and 3rd person singular and 2nd person plural, the Konjunktiv II for the 1st person singular and the 1st and 3rd person plural to avoid confusion. We can also use the Konjunktiv II to express a wish or desire, to make conditional sentences or to make special, polite phrases.
The German subjunctive mood (der Konjunktiv) comes in two varieties: (1) Subjunctive I (present subjunctive) and (2) Subjunctive II (past subjunctive). Despite their nicknames, it is important to understand that the subjunctive (in English or German) is a verb mood, not a verb tense.
The general subjunctive is the one native English speakers think of when referring to the subjunctive (e.g. could, would, should). This grammatical mood, referred to in German as the Konjunktiv II, indicates hypothetical or unreal/imaginary situations, including wishes and desires.
Present Subjunctive (Konjunktiv I) 'SEIN'- Present Subjunctive (Konjunktiv I) Table PersonSingularPlural 1st ich sei wir seien 2nd du sei(e)st ihr sei(e)t 3rd er sei sie seien
The Konjunktiv II For example: Wenn ich gut Deutsch sprechen könnte, redete ich die ganze Zeit. (If I could speak German well, I would talk the whole time.)
The Subjunctive I (Konjunktiv I) is almost always used in the 3rd person singular; we form this by removing the final -n from the infinitive. The verb sein is unique in the Subjunctive I: ich sei, du sei(e)st, er sei, wir seien, ihr sei(e)t, sie seien. Example: Er sagte, sie seien im Kino.
We use the Konjunktiv I primarily for indirect speech, for example: Mein Bruder sagt, er komme später. (My brother says that he is coming later.)
