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