'Worden' ('to be' - for the Passive Voice - and 'to become') - Dutch Verb

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'Worden

2 is the auxiliary verb for the passive voice in Dutch ('to be' in English) but it can also mean 'to become.'
Find 'worden as 'become' examples below and 'worden for the passive voice examples on the the passive voice page

'Worden' is a strong verb:
worden / werd / geworden 2
~ to become / became / become

overview
worden		~ to become
ik word		I'm becoming
wij worden		we're becoming
ik werd		I became
wij werden		we became
ik ben geworden		I have become

(worden)		to be - for the passive voice
ik word		I am
jij wordt		you are (singular, informal you)
hij wordt		he is
wij worden		we are
jullie worden		you are (plural, informal you)
zij worden		they are
U wordt		you are (polite you)

In Dutch, a D at the end of a word is pronounced as T, double vowels are pronounced the same as single vowels, and DT is pronounced as T.
'Word' and 'wordt' sound exactly the same:
ik word 2 / hij wordt 2
Dutchmen often make spelling mistakes with 'word' and 'wordt,' writing 'ik wordt' or 'hij word.'

(worden)		to be - for the passive voice
word ik?		am I?
word jij?		are you? (singular, informal)
wordt hij?		is he?
worden wij?		are we?
worden jullie?		are y'all?
worden zij?		are they?
wordt U?		are you? (polite)

(worden)		to be - for the passive voice
ik werd		I was
jij werd		you were
hij werd		he was
wij werden		we were
jullie werden		y'all were
zij werden		they were
U werd		you were

'Worden as 'to become'

Next to auxiliary verb for the passive voice, Dutch 'worden

2 can also mean 'to become' - a development, turning into, or as my dictionary says, 'begin to be.' Colloquially, English also says 'to get.'
In the 'perfect' tense of the passive voice Dutch leaves out the past participle 'geworden'

2 - but it is used in the 'become' meaning.
ik ben geworden

'I have become'
auxiliary verb for the perfect tenses zijn

wakker worden 2 3 ['to become awake'] - 'to wake up' ‑>> Ik werd midden in de nacht wakker 2 'I woke up in the middle of the night' Ik werd wakker van de wekker 'I was woken up by the alarm clock' Bij 't minste of geringste geluid werd-ie wakker He woke up at the littlest noise

Dat wordt toch niks 2 3 4 [That's going to be nothing anyway - It's not going to be anything] - It's not going to work, it won't be a success

Op den duur wordt 't makkelijker In the long run, after a while it will be easier

Opeens werd 't stil Suddenly it became quiet

Ik hoop dat 't een onvergetelijke dag wordt I hope it'll be an unforgettable day

Ik word oud 2 I'm getting old

't Wordt laat 2 It's getting late 't Is laat geworden 2 It's gotten late 't Werd steeds later 2 3 It kept getting later

Is het erger geworden? 2 Did it get worse? 't Wordt steeds erger 2 3 It's getting worse and worse

't Wordt zo vroeg donker 2 3 It's getting dark so early

... en dan wordt 't donker 2 3 ... and then it gets dark
.. en dan wordt 't spannend ... and then it'll get exciting
Ik word te dik 2 3 I'm getting [too] fat

Wie met pek omgaat wordt ermee besmet 2 3 4 (saying) [He who handles, deals with pitch gets contaminated by it] - He who touches pitch shall be defiled - dealing with evil will easily change you for the worse

Toen het donker werd gingen we naar huis When it got dark we went home We gingen naar huis toen het donker werd 2 We went home when it got dark Toen we naar huis gingen werd het donker 2 When we went home it got dark Toen we naar huis gingen was het donker 2 It was dark when we went home

Toen het donker werd ging het licht aan When it got dark the light went on

Als 't licht rood wordt moet je stoppen 2 3 When the light turns red you have to stop
Toen het licht groen werd reden we weg 2 When the light turned green we drove off

Ik word er gek van [I'm being driven crazy by it] - It's driving me crazy Ik word er misselijk van 2 3 It makes me nauseous, it nauseates me

Ik word er wanhopig van 2 [I become desperate by it] - It makes me despair, it drives me to desperation

Word je er gelukkig van? (old-fashioned) 2 3
Word je er happy van? 2 3 Does it make you happy?

't Wordt tijd 2 3 4 [It's getting time] - It's about time (we've been waiting too long)

Dat wordt een bende! 2 3 That [will become] is going to be a mess

Ik werd ziek van de herrie 2 I got sick from the loud noise, the loud noise made me sick

Laat je thee niet koud worden 2 3 Don't let your tea get cold

Voordat 't koud wordt Before it gets cold

Wat wil je later worden? What do you want to be when you grow up (asked of children)

Hij is leraar geworden 2 3 4 He's become a teacher

Wat is er van hem geworden? 'Whatever became of him?'

Hij is ziek geworden 2 3 He's [become sick] fallen ill

Hij was inmiddels kaal geworden 2 Meanwhile he had gone bald

Hoe oud ben je geworden? 2 How old are you now? (birthday question)

Is het duurder geworden? 2 Did it become more expensive? Did the price go up?

Mijn moeder zou dit jaar honderd geworden zijn 2 My mother would have turned a hundred years old this year

Door schade en schande wijs geworden 2 3 'Educated by damage and shame' - the school of hard knocks

Ben je gek geworden?
Ben je helemaal gek geworden? Have you gone (completely) crazy? Are you out of your mind?

Zijn ze helemaal gek geworden? 2 3 Have they gone mad completely? Are they out of their minds? They must be crazy

Hij is gek geworden 2 3 4 He's gone crazy, he's become insane

M'n thee is koud geworden 2 My tea has gone cold

Ik had schrijver willen worden, maar ik ben spreker geworden I wanted to be a writer, but I've become a speaker

'Wording' 2 means something like '(in the process of) becoming,' 'developing'
Wereld in wording 2 World in the making

the passive voice

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