The regular verb 'meinen' in German
The meaning of 'meinen'
'meinen' means:
to think
Viele Menschen meinen, dass Deutsch eine schwere Sprache ist
Many people think that German is a difficult language
Ich meine, dass das nicht stimmt
I think that this is not the case
Was meinst du denn damit?
What do you mean by that?
Grammar of 'meinen'
'meinen' is a regular verb. Its auxiliary verb is haben.
| Verb | Präteritum | Partizip II | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| meinen | meinte | gemeint | to think |
Conjugation
Present simple (Präsens Indikativ)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich meine | I think |
| du meinst | you think |
| er meint | he thinks |
| wir meinen | we think |
| ihr meint | you think |
| sie meinen | they think |
Ich meine, dass der Film nicht unterhaltsam ist
I think that the movie isn't entertaining
Perfect (Perfekt)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich habe gemeint | I have thought |
| du hast gemeint | you have thought |
| er hat gemeint | he has thought |
| wir haben gemeint | we have thought |
| ihr habet gemeint | you have thought |
| sie haben gemeint | they have thought |
Ich habe auch gemeint, du wärest in China
I've also thought you were in China
Simple past (Präteritum)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich meinte | I thought |
| du meintest | you thought |
| er meinte | he thought |
| wir meintest | we thought |
| ihr meintet | you thought |
| sie meinten | they thought |
Stefan meinte sich zu erinnern, wo das Restaurant war
Stefan thought he could remember where the restaurant was
Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)
| Conjugation |
|---|
| ich meinte |
| du meintest |
| er meinte |
| wir meinten |
| ihr meintet |
| sie meinten |
Ich würde es nie böse mit ihm meinen
I would never mean to harm him
Future I (Futur I)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich werde meinen | I will think |
| du wirst meinen | you will think |
| er wird meinen | he will think |
| wir werden meinen | we will think |
| ihr werdet meinen | you will think |
| sie werden meinen | they will think |
Participle (Partizip)
| Partizip I | Partizip II |
|---|---|
| meinend (thinking) | gemeint (thought) |
Imperative (Imperativ)
| Person | Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd person singular | mein | think |
| 2nd person plural | meint | think |
| Polite form | meinen Sie | think |
Meine das nicht so!/
Don't mean it that way
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