Dutch reference

kunnen

can; be able to

Irregular · 9 form tables

Dutch forms with separate jij and u rows. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.

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Indicative

kunnen: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ik	I was able to; I have been able to
jij	you were able to; you have been able to
u	you (formal) were able to; you (formal) have been able to
hij/zij/het	he/she/it was able to; he/she/it has been able to
wij	we were able to; we have been able to
jullie	you (plural) were able to; you (plural) have been able to
zij	they were able to; they have been able to

kunnen: Question (jij)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
jij	are you able to?

kunnen: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ik	I will have been able to
jij	you will have been able to
u	you (formal) will have been able to
hij/zij/het	he/she/it will have been able to
wij	we will have been able to
jullie	you (plural) will have been able to
zij	they will have been able to

kunnen: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ik	I would have been able to
jij	you would have been able to
u	you (formal) would have been able to
hij/zij/het	he/she/it would have been able to
wij	we would have been able to
jullie	you (plural) would have been able to
zij	they would have been able to

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