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