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