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