We use the Konjunktiv I primarily for indirect speech, for example: Mein Bruder sagt, er komme später. (My brother says that he is coming later.)
Present Subjunctive (Konjunktiv I) 'SEIN'- Present Subjunctive (Konjunktiv I) Table PersonSingularPlural 1st ich sei wir seien 2nd du sei(e)st ihr sei(e)t 3rd er sei sie seien
We use the Konjunktiv I primarily for indirect speech, for example: Mein Bruder sagt, er komme später. (My brother says that he is coming later.)
Konjunktiv I is used for the 2nd and 3rd person singular and 2nd person plural, the Konjunktiv II for the 1st person singular and the 1st and 3rd person plural to avoid confusion. We can also use the Konjunktiv II to express a wish or desire, to make conditional sentences or to make special, polite phrases.
The Konjunktiv II For example: Wenn ich gut Deutsch sprechen könnte, redete ich die ganze Zeit. (If I could speak German well, I would talk the whole time.)
Konjunktiv II in the Future Ich würde gerne morgen kommen. (I would like to come tomorrow.) Er würde es dir empfehlen. (He would recommend that to you.)
Konjunktiv II (also known as the subjunctive II) is a verb form which can be used for conditional statements, to express uncertainty, contrary-to-fact statements and polite requests. To use Konjunktiv II in the present tense, we use würde + infinitive. For example, "Ich würde essen" (I would eat).
Konjunktiv I is used for the 2nd and 3rd person singular and 2nd person plural, the Konjunktiv II for the 1st person singular and the 1st and 3rd person plural to avoid confusion. We can also use the Konjunktiv II to express a wish or desire, to make conditional sentences or to make special, polite phrases.