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