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