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