Dutch reference
schrijven
to write
Irregular · 12 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 write |
| jij | you write |
| u | you (formal) write |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it writes |
| wij | we write |
| jullie | you (plural) write |
| zij | they write |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I wrote |
| jij | you wrote |
| u | you (formal) wrote |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it wrote |
| wij | we wrote |
| jullie | you (plural) wrote |
| zij | they wrote |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I wrote; I have written |
| jij | you wrote; you have written |
| u | you (formal) wrote; you (formal) have written |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it wrote; he/she/it has written |
| wij | we wrote; we have written |
| jullie | you (plural) wrote; you (plural) have written |
| zij | they wrote; they have written |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had written |
| jij | you had written |
| u | you (formal) had written |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had written |
| wij | we had written |
| jullie | you (plural) had written |
| zij | they had written |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will write |
| jij | you will write |
| u | you (formal) will write |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will write |
| wij | we will write |
| jullie | you (plural) will write |
| zij | they will write |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to write |
| jij | you are going to write |
| u | you (formal) are going to write |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is going to write |
| wij | we are going to write |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to write |
| zij | they are going to write |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | do you write? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have written |
| jij | you will have written |
| u | you (formal) will have written |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have written |
| wij | we will have written |
| jullie | you (plural) will have written |
| zij | they will have written |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would write |
| jij | you would write |
| u | you (formal) would write |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would write |
| wij | we would write |
| jullie | you (plural) would write |
| zij | they would write |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have written |
| jij | you would have written |
| u | you (formal) would have written |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have written |
| wij | we would have written |
| jullie | you (plural) would have written |
| zij | they would have written |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | write! |
| u | write! (formal) |
| jullie | write! (plural) |
Constructions
In progress
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am writing |
| jij | you are writing |
| u | you (formal) are writing |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is writing |
| wij | we are writing |
| jullie | you (plural) are writing |
| zij | they are writing |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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