werden — will, to be going to, forms the future tense; would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
werden is the #10 most common word in German, a verb. It means “will, to be going to, forms the future tense; would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs” and is pronounced /ˈveːʁdən/.
#10frequency rank
0.87%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of werden
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| wird | he/she · present | he/she is |
| wurde | past | was |
| ward | past | was |
| geworden | past participle | been |
| worden | past participle | been |
| würde | subjunctive past | was |
| sein | auxiliary verb | |
| werden | infinitive | to be |
| werdend | -ing form | being |
| werde | I · present | I am |
| werden | we · present | we are |
| werde | I · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) I be |
| werden | we · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) we be |
| wirst | you · present | you are |
| werdet | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) are |
| werdest | you · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you be |
| werdet | you (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you (pl.) be |
| werden | they · present | they are |
| werde | he/she · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) he/she be |
| werden | they · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) they be |
| wurde | I · past | I was |
| ward | I · past | I was |
| wurden | we · past | we were |
| würde | I · subjunctive II (would / if) | (if) I were |
| würden | we · subjunctive II (would / if) | (if) we were |
| wurdest | you · past | you were |
| wardst | you · past | you were |
| wurdet | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) were |
| würdest | you · subjunctive II (would / if) | (if) you were |
| würdet | you (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) | (if) you (pl.) were |
| wurde | he/she · past | he/she was |
| ward | he/she · past | he/she was |
| wurden | they · past | they were |
| würde | he/she · subjunctive II (would / if) | (if) he/she were |
| würden | they · subjunctive II (would / if) | (if) they were |
| werd | you · command | be! |
| werde | you · command | be! |
| werdet | you (pl.) · command | be! (to several) |