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