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