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