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