Dutch reference
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to address / call someone
Irregular · 11 form tables
Dutch forms with separate jij and u rows. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I address |
| jij | you address |
| u | you (formal) address |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it addresses |
| wij | we address |
| jullie | you (plural) address |
| zij | they address |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I addressed |
| jij | you addressed |
| u | you (formal) addressed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it addressed |
| wij | we addressed |
| jullie | you (plural) addressed |
| zij | they addressed |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I addressed; I have addressed |
| jij | you addressed; you have addressed |
| u | you (formal) addressed; you (formal) have addressed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it addressed; he/she/it has addressed |
| wij | we addressed; we have addressed |
| jullie | you (plural) addressed; you (plural) have addressed |
| zij | they addressed; they have addressed |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had addressed |
| jij | you had addressed |
| u | you (formal) had addressed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had addressed |
| wij | we had addressed |
| jullie | you (plural) had addressed |
| zij | they had addressed |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will address |
| jij | you will address |
| u | you (formal) will address |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will address |
| wij | we will address |
| jullie | you (plural) will address |
| zij | they will address |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to address |
| jij | you are going to address |
| u | you (formal) are going to address |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is going to address |
| wij | we are going to address |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to address |
| zij | they are going to address |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | do you address? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have addressed |
| jij | you will have addressed |
| u | you (formal) will have addressed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have addressed |
| wij | we will have addressed |
| jullie | you (plural) will have addressed |
| zij | they will have addressed |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would address |
| jij | you would address |
| u | you (formal) would address |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would address |
| wij | we would address |
| jullie | you (plural) would address |
| zij | they would address |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have addressed |
| jij | you would have addressed |
| u | you (formal) would have addressed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have addressed |
| wij | we would have addressed |
| jullie | you (plural) would have addressed |
| zij | they would have addressed |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | address! |
| u | address! (formal) |
| jullie | address! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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