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verkiezen

to prefer; elect

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

verkiezen: Present
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI prefer
jijyou prefer
uyou (formal) prefer
hij/zij/hethe/she/it prefers
wijwe prefer
jullieyou (plural) prefer
zijthey prefer

Simple past

verkiezen: Simple past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI preferred
jijyou preferred
uyou (formal) preferred
hij/zij/hethe/she/it preferred
wijwe preferred
jullieyou (plural) preferred
zijthey preferred

Compound past

verkiezen: Compound past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI preferred; I have preferred
jijyou preferred; you have preferred
uyou (formal) preferred; you (formal) have preferred
hij/zij/hethe/she/it preferred; he/she/it has preferred
wijwe preferred; we have preferred
jullieyou (plural) preferred; you (plural) have preferred
zijthey preferred; they have preferred

Past perfect

verkiezen: Past perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI had preferred
jijyou had preferred
uyou (formal) had preferred
hij/zij/hethe/she/it had preferred
wijwe had preferred
jullieyou (plural) had preferred
zijthey had preferred

Future (zullen)

verkiezen: Future (zullen)
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI will prefer
jijyou will prefer
uyou (formal) will prefer
hij/zij/hethe/she/it will prefer
wijwe will prefer
jullieyou (plural) will prefer
zijthey will prefer

Future (gaan)

verkiezen: Future (gaan)
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI am going to prefer
jijyou are going to prefer
uyou (formal) are going to prefer
hij/zij/hethe/she/it is going to prefer
wijwe are going to prefer
jullieyou (plural) are going to prefer
zijthey are going to prefer

Question (jij)

verkiezen: Question (jij)
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jijdo you prefer?

Future perfect

verkiezen: Future perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI will have preferred
jijyou will have preferred
uyou (formal) will have preferred
hij/zij/hethe/she/it will have preferred
wijwe will have preferred
jullieyou (plural) will have preferred
zijthey will have preferred

Conditional

Conditional

verkiezen: Conditional
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI would prefer
jijyou would prefer
uyou (formal) would prefer
hij/zij/hethe/she/it would prefer
wijwe would prefer
jullieyou (plural) would prefer
zijthey would prefer

Conditional perfect

verkiezen: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI would have preferred
jijyou would have preferred
uyou (formal) would have preferred
hij/zij/hethe/she/it would have preferred
wijwe would have preferred
jullieyou (plural) would have preferred
zijthey would have preferred

Imperative

Imperative

verkiezen: Imperative
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jijprefer!
uprefer! (formal)
jullieprefer! (plural)

Additional forms

Infinitive with te
Present participle
Past participle

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