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