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