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