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