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