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