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