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