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