Dutch reference
horen
to hear
Regular · 13 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 hear |
| jij | you hear |
| u | you (formal) hear |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it hears |
| wij | we hear |
| jullie | you (plural) hear |
| zij | they hear |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I heard |
| jij | you heard |
| u | you (formal) heard |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it heard |
| wij | we heard |
| jullie | you (plural) heard |
| zij | they heard |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I heard; I have heard |
| jij | you heard; you have heard |
| u | you (formal) heard; you (formal) have heard |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it heard; he/she/it has heard |
| wij | we heard; we have heard |
| jullie | you (plural) heard; you (plural) have heard |
| zij | they heard; they have heard |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had heard |
| jij | you had heard |
| u | you (formal) had heard |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had heard |
| wij | we had heard |
| jullie | you (plural) had heard |
| zij | they had heard |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will hear |
| jij | you will hear |
| u | you (formal) will hear |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will hear |
| wij | we will hear |
| jullie | you (plural) will hear |
| zij | they will hear |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to hear |
| jij | you are going to hear |
| u | you (formal) are going to hear |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is going to hear |
| wij | we are going to hear |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to hear |
| zij | they are going to hear |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | do you hear? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have heard |
| jij | you will have heard |
| u | you (formal) will have heard |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have heard |
| wij | we will have heard |
| jullie | you (plural) will have heard |
| zij | they will have heard |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would hear |
| jij | you would hear |
| u | you (formal) would hear |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would hear |
| wij | we would hear |
| jullie | you (plural) would hear |
| zij | they would hear |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have heard |
| jij | you would have heard |
| u | you (formal) would have heard |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have heard |
| wij | we would have heard |
| jullie | you (plural) would have heard |
| zij | they would have heard |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | hear! |
| u | hear! (formal) |
| jullie | hear! (plural) |
Constructions
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am heard |
| jij | you are heard |
| u | you (formal) are heard |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is heard |
| wij | we are heard |
| jullie | you (plural) are heard |
| zij | they are heard |
Completed passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I have been heard |
| jij | you have been heard |
| u | you (formal) have been heard |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it has been heard |
| wij | we have been heard |
| jullie | you (plural) have been heard |
| zij | they have been heard |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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