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