Dutch reference
willen
to want
Irregular · 10 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 want to |
| jij | you want to |
| u | you (formal) want to |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it wants to |
| wij | we want to |
| jullie | you (plural) want to |
| zij | they want to |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I wanted to |
| jij | you wanted to |
| u | you (formal) wanted to |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it wanted to |
| wij | we wanted to |
| jullie | you (plural) wanted to |
| zij | they wanted to |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I wanted to; I have wanted to |
| jij | you wanted to; you have wanted to |
| u | you (formal) wanted to; you (formal) have wanted to |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it wanted to; he/she/it has wanted to |
| wij | we wanted to; we have wanted to |
| jullie | you (plural) wanted to; you (plural) have wanted to |
| zij | they wanted to; they have wanted to |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had wanted |
| jij | you had wanted |
| u | you (formal) had wanted |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had wanted |
| wij | we had wanted |
| jullie | you (plural) had wanted |
| zij | they had wanted |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will want to |
| jij | you will want to |
| u | you (formal) will want to |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will want to |
| wij | we will want to |
| jullie | you (plural) will want to |
| zij | they will want to |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | do you want? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have wanted |
| jij | you will have wanted |
| u | you (formal) will have wanted |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have wanted |
| wij | we will have wanted |
| jullie | you (plural) will have wanted |
| zij | they will have wanted |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would like to |
| jij | you would like to |
| u | you (formal) would like to |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would like to |
| wij | we would like to |
| jullie | you (plural) would like to |
| zij | they would like to |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have wanted |
| jij | you would have wanted |
| u | you (formal) would have wanted |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have wanted |
| wij | we would have wanted |
| jullie | you (plural) would have wanted |
| zij | they would have wanted |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | want! |
| u | want! (formal) |
| jullie | want! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Dutch entries.