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