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