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Conjugation of erstaunen in German

erstaunento astonish, to amazeregular

Präsenspresent

Actions happening now or habitually.

PersonConjugation
icherstaune
duerstaunst
er/sie/eserstaunt
wirerstaunen
ihrerstaunt
sie/Sieerstaunen

Common mistakes in the Präsens

  • duerstauneerstaunstIn the present tense, du takes -st: erstaunst.

Präteritumsimple past

Completed actions in the past.

PersonConjugation
icherstaunte
duerstauntest
er/sie/eserstaunte
wirerstaunten
ihrerstauntet
sie/Sieerstaunten

Common mistakes in the Präteritum

  • duerstaunsterstauntestThe simple past is not formed like the present; the correct form is erstauntest.

Perfektpresent perfect

Past actions with a bearing on the present.

PersonConjugation
ichhabe erstaunt
duhast erstaunt
er/sie/eshat erstaunt
wirhaben erstaunt
ihrhabt erstaunt
sie/Siehaben erstaunt
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Futur Ifuture

Actions that will happen.

PersonConjugation
ichwerde erstaunen
duwirst erstaunen
er/sie/eswird erstaunen
wirwerden erstaunen
ihrwerdet erstaunen
sie/Siewerden erstaunen

Konjunktiv IIsubjunctive II

Hypothetical situations and polite requests.

PersonConjugation
icherstaunte
duerstauntest
er/sie/eserstaunte
wirerstaunten
ihrerstauntet
sie/Sieerstaunten

Common mistakes in the Konjunktiv II

  • ichwürde erstaunenerstaunteThis is possible, but the simple Konjunktiv II form is usually erstaunte.

Imperativ

Commands and requests.

PersonConjugation
duerstaune
wirerstaunen wir
ihrerstaunt
sie/Sieerstaunen Sie

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erstaunen — frequently asked questions

Is erstaunen a regular verb?
Yes — erstaunen is a regular German verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does erstaunen mean?
erstaunen is a German verb meaning "to astonish, to amaze".