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