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