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