Dutch reference
zien
to see
Irregular · 13 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 see |
| jij | you see |
| u | you (formal) see |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it sees |
| wij | we see |
| jullie | you (plural) see |
| zij | they see |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I saw |
| jij | you saw |
| u | you (formal) saw |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it saw |
| wij | we saw |
| jullie | you (plural) saw |
| zij | they saw |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I saw; I have seen |
| jij | you saw; you have seen |
| u | you (formal) saw; you (formal) have seen |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it saw; he/she/it has seen |
| wij | we saw; we have seen |
| jullie | you (plural) saw; you (plural) have seen |
| zij | they saw; they have seen |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had seen |
| jij | you had seen |
| u | you (formal) had seen |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had seen |
| wij | we had seen |
| jullie | you (plural) had seen |
| zij | they had seen |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will see |
| jij | you will see |
| u | you (formal) will see |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will see |
| wij | we will see |
| jullie | you (plural) will see |
| zij | they will see |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to see |
| jij | you are going to see |
| u | you (formal) are going to see |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is going to see |
| wij | we are going to see |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to see |
| zij | they are going to see |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | do you see? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have seen |
| jij | you will have seen |
| u | you (formal) will have seen |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have seen |
| wij | we will have seen |
| jullie | you (plural) will have seen |
| zij | they will have seen |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would see |
| jij | you would see |
| u | you (formal) would see |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would see |
| wij | we would see |
| jullie | you (plural) would see |
| zij | they would see |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have seen |
| jij | you would have seen |
| u | you (formal) would have seen |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have seen |
| wij | we would have seen |
| jullie | you (plural) would have seen |
| zij | they would have seen |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | see! |
| u | see! (formal) |
| jullie | see! (plural) |
Constructions
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am seen |
| jij | you are seen |
| u | you (formal) are seen |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is seen |
| wij | we are seen |
| jullie | you (plural) are seen |
| zij | they are seen |
Completed passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I have been seen |
| jij | you have been seen |
| u | you (formal) have been seen |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it has been seen |
| wij | we have been seen |
| jullie | you (plural) have been seen |
| zij | they have been seen |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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