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