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50 Common Strong Verbs:
Alphabetic List
- Patterns of Change
200 Strong Verbs:
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- Patterns of Change
100 Common Verbs:
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- 'Systematic' List
In the simple past tense, Dutch verbs have two forms:
one for the singular, and one for the plural. For strong verbs, the plural adds
‑EN to the singular
The past participle is mostly used in the
perfect tenses.
English List (Dutch below)
to ask
vragen
- to appear, look like, 'seem'
lijken
- to appear ('it turned out')
blijken
- to be
zijn
- to be (passive voice)
worden
- to become
worden
- to break, crack, rupture
breken
- to bring
brengen
- to buy
kopen
- 'can,' to be able to
kunnen
- to carry
dragen
- to come
komen
- to cut (with a knife)
snijden
- to depart, leave
vertrekken
- to do
doen
- to drink
drinken
- to drive // to ride
rijden
- to eat
eten
- to find
vinden
- to get
krijgen
- to give
geven
- to go
gaan
- to grab, seize
grijpen
- to have
hebben
- to hold
houden
- to jump
springen
- to know
(things) weten
- to leave, depart
vertrekken
- to let, allow
laten
- to lie dow
n liggen
- to lie, tell lies
liegen
- to look
kijken
- 'may,' to be allowed to
mogen
- to move (yr body, items)
bewegen
- 'must,' 'should.' have to
moeten
- to pray
bidden
- to pull
trekken
- to read
lezen
- to ride // to drive
rijden
- to rub
wrijven
- to say
zeggen
- to search, look for
zoeken
- to see
zien
- 'shall, will'
(for the future tense)
zullen
- to sit
zitten
- to slap, hit
slaan
- to speak
spreken
- to stand
staan
- to start, begin
beginnen
- to suffer
lijden
- to swim
zwemmen
- to think
denken
- to understand, hear what is said
verstaan
- to understand (things)
begrijpen
- to fall
vallen
- to walk
lopen
- 'will, shall' (for the future tense)
zullen
- to write
schrijven
English | infinitive | simple past singular |
past participle |
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example: | to be | was | (I have) been |
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to start, begin | beginnen | begon | begonnen | 2 ‑> | |
wij begonnen | |||||
to understand (things) | begrijpen | begreep | begrepen | ‑> | |
wij begrepen | |||||
to move (yr body, items) |
bewegen | bewoog | bewogen | ‑> | |
wij bewogen | |||||
to pray | bidden | bad | gebeden | ‑>> | |
wij baden | |||||
to appear ('it turned out') | blijken | bleek | gebleken | ‑> | |
wij bleken | |||||
to break, crack,
rupture |
breken | brak | gebroken | ‑>> | |
wij braken | |||||
to bring | brengen | bracht | gebracht | ‑>> | |
to think | denken | dacht | gedacht | ‑>> | |
to do | doen | deed | gedaan | ‑>> | |
wij deden | |||||
to carry | dragen | droeg | gedragen | ||
to drink | drinken | dronk | gedronken | ‑>> | |
to eat | eten | at | gegeten | ‑>> | |
wij aten | |||||
(G inserted in the past participle) | |||||
to go | gaan | ging | gegaan | 2 ‑>> | |
to give | geven | gaf | gegeven | ‑>> | |
wij gaven | |||||
to grab, seize | grijpen | greep | gegrepen | ‑> | |
wij grepen | |||||
to have | hebben | had | gehad | ‑>> | |
wij hadden | |||||
to hold | houden | hield | gehouden | ‑>> | |
to look | kijken | keek | gekeken | ‑>> | |
wij keken | |||||
to come | komen | kwam | gekomen | ‑>> | |
wij kwamen | |||||
to buy | kopen | kocht | gekocht | ‑>> | |
to be able
to, 'can' |
kunnen | kon | (gekund) | ‑>> | |
wij konden | |||||
(D inserted in the past plural) | |||||
to get | krijgen | kreeg | gekregen | ‑>> | |
wij kregen | |||||
to let, allow | laten | liet | gelaten | ‑>> | |
to read | lezen | las | gelezen | ‑>> | |
wij lazen | |||||
to lie
(to say what is not) |
liegen | loog | gelogen | ‑> | |
wij logen | |||||
to lie down | liggen | lag | gelegen | ‑>> | |
wij lagen | |||||
to suffer | lijden | leed | geleden | 2 ‑>> | |
wij leden | |||||
to appear, look like, 'seem' | lijken | leek | geleken | ‑> | |
wij leken | |||||
to walk | lopen | liep | gelopen | ‑>> | |
to have to, 'must' | moeten | moest | gemoeten | ‑>> | |
(only a consonant change) | |||||
to be allowed to, 'may' |
mogen | mocht | gemogen | ‑>> | |
to drive, to ride | rijden | reed | gereden | ‑>> | |
wij reden | |||||
to write | schrijven | schreef | geschreven | ‑>> | |
wij schreven | |||||
to slap, hit | slaan | sloeg | geslagen | ‑> | |
to cut
(with a knife) |
snijden | sneed | gesneden | ‑>> | |
wij sneden | |||||
to speak | spreken | sprak | gesproken | ‑>> | |
wij spraken | |||||
to jump | springen | sprong | gesprongen | ||
to stand | staan | stond | gestaan | ‑>> | |
to pull | trekken | trok | getrokken | ‑>> | |
wij trokken | |||||
to fall | vallen | viel | gevallen | ‑>> | |
to understand, hear what is said |
verstaan | verstond | verstaan | 2 ‑> | |
to depart.leave | vertrekken | vertrok | vertrokken | 2 3 | |
wij vertrokken 2 3 | |||||
to find | vinden | vond | gevonden | ‑>> | |
to ask | vragen | vroeg | gevraagd | ‑>> | |
to know (things) |
weten | wist | geweten | 2 ‑>> | |
to be (passive
voice) / to 'become' |
worden | werd | geworden | ‑>> | |
to rub | wrijven | wreef | gewreven | ||
wij wreven | |||||
(W before R is pronounced as Dutch V) | |||||
to say | zeggen | zei | gezegd | ‑>> | |
wij zeiden | |||||
D inserted in the past plural | |||||
to see | zien | zag | gezien | ‑>> | |
wij zagen | |||||
to be | zijn | was | geweest | ‑>> | |
wij waren | |||||
to sit | zitten | zat | gezeten | ‑>> | |
wij zaten | |||||
to search,
look for |
zoeken | zocht | gezocht | ‑>> | |
'shall, will'
(for the future tense) |
zullen | zou | - | 2 ‑>> | |
wij zouden 2 | |||||
to swim | zwemmen | zwom | gezwommen | ‑> | |
wij zwommen | |||||
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