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