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