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