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Conjugation of merken in German

merkento notice; to realizeregular

Präsenspresent

Actions happening now or habitually.

PersonConjugation
ichmerke
dumerkst
er/sie/esmerkt
wirmerken
ihrmerkt
sie/Siemerken

Common mistakes in the Präsens

  • dumerkemerkstThe du-form drops the -e in standard German: merkst, not merke.
  • er/sie/esmerkstmerktThe er/sie/es form takes -t: er merkt.

Präteritumsimple past

Completed actions in the past.

PersonConjugation
ichmerkte
dumerktest
er/sie/esmerkte
wirmerkten
ihrmerktet
sie/Siemerkten

Perfektpresent perfect

Past actions with a bearing on the present.

PersonConjugation
ichhabe gemerkt
duhast gemerkt
er/sie/eshat gemerkt
wirhaben gemerkt
ihrhabt gemerkt
sie/Siehaben gemerkt

Common mistakes in the Perfekt

  • ichbin gemerkthabe gemerktmerken uses haben in the perfect, not sein.
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Futur Ifuture

Actions that will happen.

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

Konjunktiv IIsubjunctive II

Hypothetical situations and polite requests.

PersonConjugation
ichmerkte
dumerktest
er/sie/esmerkte
wirmerkten
ihrmerktet
sie/Siemerkten

Common mistakes in the Konjunktiv II

  • ichwürde merkenmerkteThis is possible, but the synthetic Konjunktiv II form merkte is often preferred in written German.

Imperativ

Commands and requests.

PersonConjugation
dumerk!
wirmerken wir!
ihrmerkt!
sie/Siemerken Sie!

Related German verbs

merken — frequently asked questions

Is merken a regular verb?
Yes — merken is a regular German verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does merken mean?
merken is a German verb meaning "to notice; to realize".