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