German Verb Conjugations
HEISSEN: Conjugated in All Tenses
The German verb heißen (to be named, called) conjugated in all its tenses and moods
PRESENT TENSE • PRÄSENS
HEISSEN: Present | Past | Future | Subjunctive | All Verbs
Principal Parts: heißen • hieß • geheißen
Imperative (Commands): (du) Heiße! (ihr) Heißt! Heißen Sie!
HEISSEN
Present Tense - Präsens
| Irregular Verbs: The verb HEISSEN (to be named) is a strong (irregular) verb. In the present tense singular, it has only two forms: heiße (ich) and heißt (du, er/sie/es). Its past tense forms hieß and geheißen are irregular. The verb heißen can have the following meanings: to call, to be named/called, to mean, to bid/command/tell, to say. | |
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich heiße | I am named/called my name is |
| du heißt | you are named/called your name is |
| er heißt sie heißt es heißt |
he is named/called his name is she is named/called her name is it is named/called its name is |
| PLURAL | |
| wir heißen | we are named/called our name is |
| ihr heißt | you (guys) are named/called your name is |
| sie heißen | they are named/called their name is |
| Sie heißen | you are named/called your name is |
| Examples: Wie heißen Sie? What is your name? Was soll das heißen? What is that supposed to mean? What do you mean by that? |
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