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Conjugation of nerven in German

nervento annoy, to irritateregular

Präsenspresent

Actions happening now or habitually.

Präsens of nerven
PersonConjugation
ichnerve
dunervst
er/sie/esnervt
wirnerven
ihrnervt
sie/Sienerven

Common mistakes in the Präsens

  • ichnervennerveThe 1st person singular drops the -en ending and takes just -e: nerve.
  • dunervestnervstFor regular verbs, the du-form is usually stem + st, not -est.

Präteritumsimple past

Completed actions in the past.

Präteritum of nerven
PersonConjugation
ichnervte
dunervtest
er/sie/esnervte
wirnervten
ihrnervtet
sie/Sienervten

Common mistakes in the Präteritum

  • dunervtenervtestThe du preterite needs -st: nervtest.

Perfektpresent perfect

Past actions with a bearing on the present.

Perfekt of nerven
PersonConjugation
ichhabe genervt
duhast genervt
er/sie/eshat genervt
wirhaben genervt
ihrhabt genervt
sie/Siehaben genervt

Common mistakes in the Perfekt

  • ichbin genervthabe genervtWith the transitive verb meaning 'to annoy', the auxiliary is usually haben, not sein.
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Futur Ifuture

Actions that will happen.

Futur I of nerven
PersonConjugation
ichwerde nerven
duwirst nerven
er/sie/eswird nerven
wirwerden nerven
ihrwerdet nerven
sie/Siewerden nerven

Konjunktiv IIsubjunctive II

Hypothetical situations and polite requests.

Konjunktiv II of nerven
PersonConjugation
ichnervte
dunervtest
er/sie/esnervte
wirnervten
ihrnervtet
sie/Sienervten

Common mistakes in the Konjunktiv II

  • ichwürde nervennervteThis is possible in speech, but the synthetic subjunctive II form is nervte.

Imperativ

Commands and requests.

Imperativ of nerven
PersonConjugation
dunerv!
wirnerven wir!
ihrnervt!
sie/Sienerven Sie!

Common mistakes in the Imperativ

  • dunerven!nerv!The informal imperative uses the stem form: nerv!

nerven — frequently asked questions

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