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