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