Dutch verb conjugation

150 verbs in the order learners meet them, each with every tense, the auxiliary (hebben or zijn), the past participle and example sentences.

Level A1

hebbento have, to possess zettento set, to put beginnento begin luisterento listen bezoekento visit veranderento change zijnto be, to exist doento do krijgento get, to receive gaanto go, to move from one place to another wetento know (knowledge), to be aware of something komento come ziento see latento leave, to cause to remain in the same position or state kijkento look zeggento say, tell nemento take, to take hold of vertellento tell gevento give makento make, create betekenento mean, to signify bellento ring, like using a bell vindento find (after searching)stoppento stop, to halt pratento talk voelento feel, to have sensation of verlatento leave begrijpento understand (concepts, ideas)vragento ask (a question)horento hear dodento kill levento live missento miss (not hit)bewegento move, to be in motion vasthoudento hold (onto), to retain stervento die hopento hope for, to wish for openento open spelento play rennento run, to move fast draaiento turn, to turn round slaanto hit, to slap betalento pay sluitento close vechtento fight lezento read wensento wish brekento break snijdento cut sprekento speak lopento run, go fast on one's own legs veroorzakento cause verliezento lose (possession)schietento shoot, fire winnento win, to triumph vangento catch ondertekenento sign, to put a signature under schrijvento write uitleggento explain trekkento pull, to draw terugkerento return aanvallento attack vergevento forgive slagento succeed (obtaining what was desired)hanterento utilize, wield leidento lead, to take the lead vloekento curse, to damn opladento charge, recharge bedekkento cover, bedeck verbergento hide ontspannento relax verrassento surprise, to amaze reparerento repair markerento mark aanbiedento offer realiserento realize, to achieve ruikento smell (i.e. to perceive a smell)

Level A2

doorgaanto go through (with), to proceed omhelzento hug, embrace instemmento agree toevoegento add beschrijvento write on reizento travel binnenkomento enter, to come inside groetento greet mengento mix, blend dragento carry storento disturb, to bother grijpento grab groeiento grow physically bereikento arrive at, to reach ondersteunento support passento fit (have the right size)schoppenkick (strike with or raise the foot or leg)riskerento risk overstekento cross, to traverse brandento burn, to set aflame rollento roll ploffento thud; to make a dull sound (such as the sound made of an object falling on concrete)verhogento heighten excuserento excuse, to pardon behorento belong (be accepted in a group)voedento feed inpakkento pack up, to load things into a package dienento serve vullento fill herkennento recognize baserento base (to have as its foundation or starting point)creërento create, make tekenento draw (by pencil)tillento lift, to raise vrijlatento release regelento regulate, to control splitsensplit (divide along a more or less straight line)suggererento suggest uitgevento spend betreurento regret, to grieve over schuddento shake, to tremble vermijdento avoid bezorgento deliver (hand over)verzoekento request, to demand politely botsento collide achtervolgento pursue rukkento jerk, to pull mailento email, e-mail hakento hook, to catch weigerento refuse, to deny (not to allow)verwijderento remove schreeuwento yell; to bellow; to shout; to talk loudly bloeiento blossom, to bear flowers ontvangento receive slepento drag, tow offerento sacrifice tracerento trace out, draw an outline benaderento approach buigento bend vooruitgaanto go forwards

Level B1

fluisterento whisper bewonderento admire richtento direct, aim verschijnento appear, show up aankondigento announce blijvento stay, to remain hechtento attach, to bind voorziento provide, to supply (optionally [with van ‘with’])proberento try, to attempt producerento produce (bring forth)aantrekkento attract, exert a pulling force (on an object) such as gravity ontwikkelento develop badento bathe

Conjugation, meanings and examples: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org.

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