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