Dutch reference
afnemen
to take away; to decrease
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 take away |
| jij | you take away |
| u | you (formal) take away |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it takes away |
| wij | we take away |
| jullie | you (plural) take away |
| zij | they take away |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I took away |
| jij | you took away |
| u | you (formal) took away |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it took away |
| wij | we took away |
| jullie | you (plural) took away |
| zij | they took away |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I took away; I have taken away |
| jij | you took away; you have taken away |
| u | you (formal) took away; you (formal) have taken away |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it took away; he/she/it has taken away |
| wij | we took away; we have taken away |
| jullie | you (plural) took away; you (plural) have taken away |
| zij | they took away; they have taken away |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had taken away |
| jij | you had taken away |
| u | you (formal) had taken away |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had taken away |
| wij | we had taken away |
| jullie | you (plural) had taken away |
| zij | they had taken away |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will take away |
| jij | you will take away |
| u | you (formal) will take away |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will take away |
| wij | we will take away |
| jullie | you (plural) will take away |
| zij | they will take away |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to take away |
| jij | you are going to take away |
| u | you (formal) are going to take away |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is going to take away |
| wij | we are going to take away |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to take away |
| zij | they are going to take away |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | do you take away? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have taken away |
| jij | you will have taken away |
| u | you (formal) will have taken away |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have taken away |
| wij | we will have taken away |
| jullie | you (plural) will have taken away |
| zij | they will have taken away |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would take away |
| jij | you would take away |
| u | you (formal) would take away |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would take away |
| wij | we would take away |
| jullie | you (plural) would take away |
| zij | they would take away |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have taken away |
| jij | you would have taken away |
| u | you (formal) would have taken away |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have taken away |
| wij | we would have taken away |
| jullie | you (plural) would have taken away |
| zij | they would have taken away |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | take away! |
| u | take away! (formal) |
| jullie | take away! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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