Dutch reference
heten
to be called; have a name
Irregular · 10 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 am called |
| jij | you are called |
| u | you (formal) are called |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is called |
| wij | we are called |
| jullie | you (plural) are called |
| zij | they are called |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I was called |
| jij | you were called |
| u | you (formal) were called |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it was called |
| wij | we were called |
| jullie | you (plural) were called |
| zij | they were called |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I was called; I have been called |
| jij | you were called; you have been called |
| u | you (formal) were called; you (formal) have been called |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it was called; he/she/it has been called |
| wij | we were called; we have been called |
| jullie | you (plural) were called; you (plural) have been called |
| zij | they were called; they have been called |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had been called |
| jij | you had been called |
| u | you (formal) had been called |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had been called |
| wij | we had been called |
| jullie | you (plural) had been called |
| zij | they had been called |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will be called |
| jij | you will be called |
| u | you (formal) will be called |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will be called |
| wij | we will be called |
| jullie | you (plural) will be called |
| zij | they will be called |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to be called |
| jij | you are going to be called |
| u | you (formal) are going to be called |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is going to be called |
| wij | we are going to be called |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to be called |
| zij | they are going to be called |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | are you called? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have been called |
| jij | you will have been called |
| u | you (formal) will have been called |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have been called |
| wij | we will have been called |
| jullie | you (plural) will have been called |
| zij | they will have been called |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would be called |
| jij | you would be called |
| u | you (formal) would be called |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would be called |
| wij | we would be called |
| jullie | you (plural) would be called |
| zij | they would be called |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have been called |
| jij | you would have been called |
| u | you (formal) would have been called |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have been called |
| wij | we would have been called |
| jullie | you (plural) would have been called |
| zij | they would have been called |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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