German Subjunctive II
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HideThe usage and formation of the subjunctive II
The subjuncitve II is mostly used to express wishes that are (currently) not possible. Additionally you can use the Subjunctive to make a request more polite.
- "Ich wünschte ich hätte mehr Geld" (I wish I had more money) - Expressing a wish
- "Könntest du mir bitte die Butter reichen?" (Could you please pass me the butter?) - Making a polite request
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1) How to form the German present Subjunctive II
A good way to memorize how to form the subjunctive II is to go through the simple-past-form and add the correct ending. For example
Infinitive: gehen (to walk) → Simple past: Er ging (he walked) → Subjunctive II: Er ginge (He would walk)
| Infinitive | Subjunctive II |
|---|---|
| Gehen | Er/Sie/Es ginge |
| Lassen | Er/Sie/Es ließe |
| Schlafen | Er/Sie/Es schliefe |
| Stehen | Er/Sie/Es stände |
The Würde-form of the German Subjunctive II
For some weak and mixed verbs the Subjunctive II doesn't differ from the normal simple past form. For these cases there is the "Würde"-Variation of the Subjunctive II. You build this form by just conjugating the word würde (would) to the correct person and adding the verb in its infinitive form. A few examples
| Simple past / Normal Subjunctive II | Würde-form |
|---|---|
Ich arbeitete (I worked) | Ich würde arbeiten (I would work) |
Du studiertest (You studied) | Du würdest studieren (You would study) |
Sie lernte (she learned) | Sie würde lernen (She would learn) |
2) How to form the German past Subjunctive II
You can also use the subjunctive II in the past tense. For this you have to conjugate the auxiliary word "sein / haben" and combine them with the participle 2 of the verb. A few examples
| Person | Sein | Haben | Fragen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ich | wäre gewesen | hätten gehabt | hätte gefragt |
| Du | wärst gewesen | hättest gehabt | hättest gefragt |
| Er/Sie/Es | wäre gewesen | hätte gehabt | hätte gefragt |
| Wir | wären gewesen | hätten gehabt | hätten gefragt |
| Ihr | wärt gewesen | hättet gehabt | hättet gefragt |
| Sie | wären gewesen | hätten gehabt | hätten gefragt |
Now, that you have learned about the subjunctive II you can test your knowledge in the following exercise!
Exercises
Exercise for German Subjunctive II
Exercise: Build the subjunctive 2
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Exercise for German Subjunctive II
Exercise: Build the subjunctive 2
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