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