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Dutch Verb Conjugations
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520 verbs
6 tenses
3120 conjugation tables
520 verbs
Type Pattern
Tenses covered
Present (Onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd) Simple Past (Onvoltooid verleden tijd) Present Perfect (Voltooid tegenwoordige tijd) Past Perfect (Voltooid verleden tijd) Future (Onvoltooid tegenwoordige toekomende tijd) Conditional (Onvoltooid verleden toekomende tijd)
Most Essential Verbs
zijn
to be
aanvaarden
to accept
hebben
to have
aanbieden
to offer
worden
to become
uitleggen
to explain
kunnen
can, to be able to
openen
to open
zullen
will, shall
moeten
must, to have to
bewegen
to move
gaan
to go
beschrijven
to describe
komen
to come
verklaren
to declare, to explain
zien
to see
beslissen
to decide
willen
to want
antwoorden
to answer
maken
to make
eindigen
to end
zeggen
to say
verzamelen
to collect
doen
to do
voorstellen
to introduce, to propose
mogen
may, to be allowed to
controleren
to check, to control
geven
to give
beloven
to promise
nemen
to take
verdienen
to earn, to deserve
laten
to let, to leave
vergelijken
to compare
weten
to know (facts)
bewijzen
to prove
staan
to stand
ontdekken
to discover
vinden
to find
vertalen
to translate
Common Verbs
denken
to think
delen
to share, to divide
blijven
to stay, to remain
bewaren
to keep, to preserve
liggen
to lie
beschermen
to protect
houden
to hold, to keep
verbeteren
to improve
brengen
to bring
combineren
to combine
zitten
to sit
produceren
to produce
spreken
to speak
plannen
to plan
krijgen
to get, to receive
organiseren
to organize
beginnen
to begin
beïnvloeden
to influence
lopen
to walk, to run
oefenen
to practice
schrijven
to write
ontbreken
to be missing
helpen
to help
voorkomen
to prevent, to occur
lezen
to read
behoren
to belong to
kijken
to look, to watch
missen
to miss
vragen
to ask
afspreken
to arrange, to agree
werken
to work
herhalen
to repeat
horen
to hear
beseffen
to realize
noemen
to name, to call
bevinden
to be located
geloven
to believe
behouden
to keep, to retain
leven
to live
bijdragen
to contribute
voelen
to feel
doorbrengen
to spend (time)
tonen
to show
optreden
to perform, to act
spelen
to play
ophalen
to pick up
rijden
to drive, to ride
toevoegen
to add
vallen
to fall
afsluiten
to close, to conclude
roepen
to call, to shout
vaststellen
to establish, to determine
vertellen
to tell
opnemen
to record, to pick up
trekken
to pull, to draw
uitvoeren
to carry out, to execute
zoeken
to search, to look for
aannemen
to assume, to accept
slaan
to hit, to strike
invoeren
to introduce, to import
Intermediate Verbs
dragen
to carry, to wear
zingen
to sing
sluiten
to close
dansen
to dance
kennen
to know (people/places)
zwemmen
to swim
eten
to eat
springen
to jump
drinken
to drink
gooien
to throw
slapen
to sleep
vangen
to catch
sterven
to die
snijden
to cut
breken
to break
wassen
to wash
groeien
to grow
koken
to cook
wonen
to live, to reside
bakken
to bake, to fry
leren
to learn, to teach
schoonmaken
to clean
vergeten
to forget
roken
to smoke
kiezen
to choose
lachen
to laugh
sturen
to send
huilen
to cry
bieden
to offer
glimlachen
to smile
heten
to be called
groeten
to greet
bestaan
to exist
kussen
to kiss
verwachten
to expect
omhelzen
to hug
proberen
to try
ruziën
to argue
wachten
to wait
gehoorzamen
to obey
volgen
to follow
prijzen
to praise
bereiken
to reach
bekritiseren
to criticize
veranderen
to change
waarschuwen
to warn
bedoelen
to mean
aanbevelen
to recommend
ontmoeten
to meet
leggen
to lay, to put
uitnodigen
to invite
zetten
to set, to put
weigeren
to refuse
halen
to fetch, to get
schrikken
to be startled
stoppen
to stop
vechten
to fight
vormen
to form
rennen
to run
Extended Verbs
betalen
to pay
klimmen
to climb
gebruiken
to use
vliegen
to fly
verlaten
to leave
kruipen
to crawl
verdwijnen
to disappear
schoppen
to kick
verschijnen
to appear
duwen
to push
ontstaan
to arise, to originate
tellen
to count
ontvangen
to receive
meten
to measure
overleggen
to discuss, to consult
wegen
to weigh
leiden
to lead
rekenen
to calculate
bouwen
to build
tekenen
to draw, to sign
verliezen
to lose
schilderen
to paint
winnen
to win
fotograferen
to photograph
stellen
to put, to set
repareren
to repair
kopen
to buy
installeren
to install
verkopen
to sell
parkeren
to park
bellen
to call (phone)
reserveren
to reserve
bezoeken
to visit
annuleren
to cancel
studeren
to study
feliciteren
to congratulate
ontwikkelen
to develop
bedanken
to thank
herinneren
to remember
verontschuldigen
to excuse, to apologize
bepalen
to determine, to decide
zorgen
to care for, to ensure
lijken
to seem, to look like
toestaan
to allow, to permit
aangeven
to indicate, to hand over
begrijpen
to understand
bedenken
to think of, to devise
meenemen
to take along
uitspreken
to pronounce, to express
terugkomen
to come back, to return
doorgaan
to continue, to go on
starten
to start
ophouden
to stop, to hold up
afnemen
to decrease, to take away
opzetten
to set up, to put on
regelen
to arrange, to regulate
overbrengen
to transfer, to convey
bevatten
to contain
inbrengen
to bring in, to contribute
neerleggen
to lay down, to deposit
opbouwen
to build up
terugkeren
to return
aanpassen
to adapt, to adjust
afwijzen
to reject, to decline
aanpakken
to tackle, to address
opvallen
to stand out, to be noticed
doorgeven
to pass on, to relay
vastleggen
to record, to fix
afhandelen
to handle, to deal with
beoordelen
to evaluate, to judge
raadplegen
to consult
intrekken
to withdraw, to move in
uitbreiden
to expand, to extend
verwijzen
to refer, to point to
begeleiden
to guide, to accompany
omgaan
to deal with, to handle
opleggen
to impose
afleveren
to deliver
vrijgeven
to release, to free
aanmelden
to register, to sign up
ontslaan
to dismiss, to fire
downloaden
to download
uploaden
to upload
opslaan
to save, to store
inloggen
to log in
uitloggen
to log out
bijwerken
to update
samenwerken
to collaborate, to cooperate
afmelden
to sign off, to deregister
opvragen
to request, to retrieve
verwerken
to process
omzetten
to convert, to transform
uitschakelen
to switch off, to disable
inschakelen
to switch on, to enable
begrenzen
to limit, to border
doorzoeken
to search through
samenvoegen
to merge, to combine
splitsen
to split, to divide
importeren
to import
exporteren
to export
testen
to test
debuggen
to debug
verlengen
to extend, to renew
inkorten
to shorten
afronden
to round off, to complete
bespreken
to discuss
toepassen
to apply, to implement
omvatten
to encompass, to include
vereisen
to require
weergeven
to display, to represent
aanmaken
to create, to produce
verplaatsen
to move, to relocate
kopiëren
to copy
plakken
to paste, to stick
knippen
to cut, to clip
afdrukken
to print
scannen
to scan
sorteren
to sort
filteren
to filter
zoomen
to zoom
scrollen
to scroll
klikken
to click
typen
to type
printen
to print
programmeren
to program
ontwerpen
to design
analyseren
to analyse
evalueren
to evaluate
rapporteren
to report
presenteren
to present
communiceren
to communicate
coördineren
to coordinate
monitoren
to monitor
beheren
to manage, to administer
onderhouden
to maintain, to keep up
vernieuwen
to renew, to innovate
opheffen
to lift, to abolish
afschaffen
to abolish, to get rid of
invoegen
to insert
navigeren
to navigate
verzenden
to send, to dispatch
beantwoorden
to answer, to reply
archiveren
to archive
opbergen
to put away, to store
invullen
to fill in, to complete
ondertekenen
to sign
goedkeuren
to approve
afkeuren
to disapprove, to reject
bevestigen
to confirm, to fasten
ontkrachten
to refute, to weaken
toelichten
to clarify, to elaborate
samenvatten
to summarize
herschrijven
to rewrite
redigeren
to edit
publiceren
to publish
verspreiden
to spread, to distribute
nastreven
to pursue, to strive for
overtreffen
to surpass, to exceed
mislukken
to fail
slagen
to succeed
falen
to fail
presteren
to perform, to achieve
concurreren
to compete
onderhandelen
to negotiate
overtuigen
to convince, to persuade
adviseren
to advise
instrueren
to instruct
trainen
to train
coachen
to coach
motiveren
to motivate
inspireren
to inspire
superviseren
to supervise
delegeren
to delegate
prioriteren
to prioritize
implementeren
to implement
lanceren
to launch
promoten
to promote
adverteren
to advertise
inkopen
to purchase, to buy in
leveren
to deliver, to supply
factureren
to invoice
investeren
to invest
sparen
to save (money)
lenen
to borrow, to lend
uitgeven
to spend, to publish
besparen
to save, to economize
bezuinigen
to cut costs, to economize
financieren
to finance
subsidiëren
to subsidize
berekenen
to calculate
schatten
to estimate, to value
taxeren
to appraise, to assess
begroten
to budget, to estimate
inspecteren
to inspect
keuren
to inspect, to approve
certificeren
to certify
registreren
to register
verifiëren
to verify
authenticeren
to authenticate
autoriseren
to authorize
beveiligen
to secure, to protect
versleutelen
to encrypt
ontsleutelen
to decrypt
herstellen
to restore, to recover
hervatten
to resume, to restart
onderbreken
to interrupt
pauzeren
to pause
wissen
to erase, to clear
formatteren
to format
configureren
to configure
instellen
to set, to configure
optimaliseren
to optimize
oplossen
to solve, to dissolve
upgraden
to upgrade
downgraden
to downgrade
migreren
to migrate
synchroniseren
to synchronize
integreren
to integrate
koppelen
to link, to couple
ontkoppelen
to unlink, to disconnect
verbreken
to break off, to disconnect
herladen
to reload, to recharge
opstarten
to start up, to boot
herstarten
to restart
aansteken
to light, to turn on
uitdoen
to turn off, to take off
opladen
to charge, to load
leegmaken
to empty
vullen
to fill
afgieten
to pour off, to drain
sproeien
to spray, to sprinkle
gieten
to water, to pour
planten
to plant
zaaien
to sow
oogsten
to harvest
snoeien
to prune
maaien
to mow
harken
to rake
spitten
to dig
delven
to dig, to mine
graven
to dig
verbouwen
to renovate, to remodel
afbreken
to demolish, to break off
slopen
to demolish
renoveren
to renovate
behangen
to wallpaper
betegelen
to tile
vloeren
to floor
isoleren
to insulate
verwarmen
to heat
koelen
to cool
ventileren
to ventilate
verlichten
to illuminate, to lighten
verduisteren
to darken, to black out
inrichten
to furnish, to set up
decoreren
to decorate
ophangen
to hang up
neerzetten
to put down, to place
verhuizen
to move (house)
inpakken
to pack
uitpakken
to unpack
sjouwen
to lug, to haul
tillen
to lift
hijsen
to hoist
neergooien
to throw down
oprapen
to pick up
opruimen
to tidy up, to clear away
wegzetten
to put away
wegdoen
to get rid of, to dispose of
weggooien
to throw away
hergebruiken
to reuse
recyclen
to recycle
verbranden
to burn
begraven
to bury
cremeren
to cremate
rouwen
to mourn
trouwen
to marry
bevallen
to give birth, to please
adopteren
to adopt
opvoeden
to raise, to educate
verzorgen
to care for, to take care of
voeden
to feed, to nourish
verschonen
to change (nappy), to spare
instoppen
to tuck in
voorlezen
to read aloud
troosten
to comfort, to console
corrigeren
to correct
belonen
to reward
straffen
to punish
memoriseren
to memorize
bestuderen
to study
onderzoeken
to investigate, to research
experimenteren
to experiment
uitvinden
to invent
patenteren
to patent
vermarkten
to market
distribueren
to distribute
vrijwilligen
to volunteer
doneren
to donate
inzamelen
to collect (donations)
steunen
to support, to lean on
dienen
to serve
redden
to save, to rescue
verdedigen
to defend
aanvallen
to attack
vluchten
to flee, to escape
verstoppen
to hide, to conceal
verbergen
to hide
onthullen
to reveal, to unveil
ontmaskeren
to unmask, to expose
bekennen
to confess, to admit
ontkennen
to deny
liegen
to lie, to tell a lie
bedriegen
to deceive, to cheat
stelen
to steal
beroven
to rob
vergeven
to forgive
behartigen
to advocate for, to look after
scheiden
to separate
verblijven
to stay, to reside
reizen
to travel
landen
to land
opstijgen
to take off, to ascend
overstappen
to transfer, to change (transport)
instappen
to board, to get in
uitstappen
to get off, to alight
vertrekken
to depart, to leave
aankomen
to arrive
boeken
to book, to reserve
inchecken
to check in
uitchecken
to check out
huren
to rent, to hire
verhuren
to rent out, to let
bezichtigen
to view, to inspect (a property)
accepteren
to accept
opzeggen
to cancel, to terminate
samenstellen
to compose, to compile
selecteren
to select
rangschikken
to rank, to arrange
groeperen
to group
categoriseren
to categorize
labelen
to label
markeren
to mark, to highlight
accentueren
to accentuate, to emphasize
benadrukken
to emphasize, to stress
nuanceren
to nuance, to qualify
concretiseren
to make concrete, to specify
verduidelijken
to clarify
illustreren
to illustrate
visualiseren
to visualize
modelleren
to model
simuleren
to simulate
voorspellen
to predict, to forecast
kwantificeren
to quantify
normaliseren
to normalize
standaardiseren
to standardize
harmoniseren
to harmonize
afstemmen
to align, to tune
aansluiten
to connect, to join
deelnemen
to participate, to take part
bijwonen
to attend
vertegenwoordigen
to represent
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