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