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