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