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