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