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