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