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Conjugate with bab.la

Confused by the Conditional? Stressed out by the Subjunctive? Don’t panic – when it comes to Conjugations, bab.la’s got you covered! Learning to use verbs can be challenging, even for an experienced language learner, but give bab.la a try you'll soon be conjugating like a native.

What is Conjugation?

Many different types of words take inflections - that is, their endings change, depending on how they are used in a sentence. When nouns or adjectives take inflections, we call that process declension. When we are talking about verbs, this process is called conjugation.

In most languages changes to verbs fall into the following seven categories:

  • person - whether a person or thing is speaking (1st person), being spoken to (2nd person), or being spoken about (3rd person)
  • number - how many people or things are concerned (singular/plural)
  • gender - the grammatical gender (he/she/it) of the people or things concerned
  • tense - when the action of the verb takes place - the past, present, or future
  • aspect - how the action of the verb takes place - all at once, continuously, or over an extended period
  • mood - whether the verb is expressing facts (indicative); commands (imperative); or hypotheticals (subjunctive)
  • voice - whether the grammatical subject (person or thing) performs the action (active) or is the person or thing the action happens to (passive)

Some languages have even more categories - with our new language, Georgian, having one of the most complex verb systems in the world.

Why conjugate with bab.la?

Unbeatable conjugation coverage online - bab.la offers comprehensive coverage of regular and irregular verbs in 12 different languages, covering all of the categories above - person, number, gender, tense, aspect, mood, and voice - with even more for languages with more complex conjugation systems. Just go to the language selector and choose the language you’re learning. Or why not take a look around and see how other languages work?

Facts at your fingertips

Want to learn how to use the most common verbs in a language? Or to master those tricky irregular verbs, which seem specifically designed to confuse language learners? Simply go to our Common Verbs table and click on a link to see full details about each one.

Layout to help you learn

For each verb entry bab.la offers:

  • an overview, showing the infinitive and the two other most important forms for your language
  • the full conjugation, set out in a clear and concise format, optimized for easy learning
  • translations into all 12 of the languages on our site, for you globe trotters out there!
  • more than 30 000 verbs in all - a veritable gold mine for language lovers!

Conjugations without frontiers

To help you fit your language learning into your life, bab.la offers the option of downloading a PDF of any verb, for printing or viewing offline. Nothing could be simpler; just click on the button PDF button to the right of your chosen verb, and all persons, tenses, and aspects will be yours to consult, whenever and wherever you like. So, what are you waiting for? Get conjugating today! Fluency is only a few clicks away!