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to be annoyed; to be disappointed
Regular · 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 am disappointed |
| jij | you are disappointed |
| u | you (formal) are disappointed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is disappointed |
| wij | we are disappointed |
| jullie | you (plural) are disappointed |
| zij | they are disappointed |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I was disappointed |
| jij | you were disappointed |
| u | you (formal) were disappointed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it was disappointed |
| wij | we were disappointed |
| jullie | you (plural) were disappointed |
| zij | they were disappointed |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I was disappointed; I have been disappointed |
| jij | you were disappointed; you have been disappointed |
| u | you (formal) were disappointed; you (formal) have been disappointed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it was disappointed; he/she/it has been disappointed |
| wij | we were disappointed; we have been disappointed |
| jullie | you (plural) were disappointed; you (plural) have been disappointed |
| zij | they were disappointed; they have been disappointed |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had been disappointed |
| jij | you had been disappointed |
| u | you (formal) had been disappointed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had been disappointed |
| wij | we had been disappointed |
| jullie | you (plural) had been disappointed |
| zij | they had been disappointed |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will be disappointed |
| jij | you will be disappointed |
| u | you (formal) will be disappointed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will be disappointed |
| wij | we will be disappointed |
| jullie | you (plural) will be disappointed |
| zij | they will be disappointed |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to be disappointed |
| jij | you are going to be disappointed |
| u | you (formal) are going to be disappointed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is going to be disappointed |
| wij | we are going to be disappointed |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to be disappointed |
| zij | they are going to be disappointed |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | are you disappointed? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have been disappointed |
| jij | you will have been disappointed |
| u | you (formal) will have been disappointed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have been disappointed |
| wij | we will have been disappointed |
| jullie | you (plural) will have been disappointed |
| zij | they will have been disappointed |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would be disappointed |
| jij | you would be disappointed |
| u | you (formal) would be disappointed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would be disappointed |
| wij | we would be disappointed |
| jullie | you (plural) would be disappointed |
| zij | they would be disappointed |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have been disappointed |
| jij | you would have been disappointed |
| u | you (formal) would have been disappointed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have been disappointed |
| wij | we would have been disappointed |
| jullie | you (plural) would have been disappointed |
| zij | they would have been disappointed |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | be disappointed! |
| u | be disappointed! (formal) |
| jullie | be disappointed! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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