Knowing some of the Dutch grammar will help you understand how the language is build up, and it will also help you to understand the basic phrases better. The Dutch grammar guide presented at LanguageTrav.com should in no way be considered as complete, and if you would like to acquire an in-depth understanding we recomment you to purchase books or DVDs for further learning. The good news is that especially when you are traveling to The Netherlands, virtually everyone will speak English as a second language. However, it is a polite gesture to ask first.

Below you will find a list of dutch irregular verbs. In the list, you will find the infinitive form, the first person singular past tense, as well as the past participle and the English translation. In case of an irregular infinitive form, the appropriate stem is provided as well.

Irregular verbs:

Infinitive	Stem	Past	Participle	English
begrijpen	begrijp	begreep	begrepen	to understand
bijten	bijt	beet	gebeten	to bite
binden	bind	bond	gebonden	to tie
breken	breek	brak	gebroken	to break
brengen	breng	bracht	gebracht	to bring
doen	doe	deed	gedaan	to do
dragen	draag	droeg	gedragen	to carry, to wear
drijven	drijf	dreef	gedreven	to float
drinken	drink	dronk	gedronken	to drink
duiken	duik	dook	gedoken	to dive
dwingen	dwing	dwong	gedwongen	to force (someone) to do (something)
eten	eet	at	gegeten	to eat
fluiten	fluit	floot	gefloten	to whistle
gaan	ga	ging	gegaan	to go
genieten	geniet	genoot	genoten	to enojoy
geven	geef	gaf	gegeven	to give
glijden	glijd	gleed	gegleden	to slide
graven	graaf	groef	gegraven	to dig
grijpen	grijp	greep	gegrepen	to grasp
hangen	hang	hing	gehangen	to hang
hebben	heb	had	gehad	to have
houden	houd	hield	gehouden	to hold
kiezen	kies	koos	gekozen	to choose
klinken	klink	klonk	geklonken	to sound
komen	kom	kwam	gekomen	to come
krijgen	krijg	kreeg	gekregen	to become
laten	laat	liet	gelaten	to let
liegen	lieg	loog	gelogen	to lie (not tell the truth)
liggen	lig	lag	gelegen	to lie (in horizontal position)
lijden	lijd	leed	geleden	to suffer
moeten	moet	moest	gemoeten	to have to
nemen	neem	nam	genomen	to take
rijden	rijd	reed	gereden	to drive
schieten	schiet	schoot	geschoten	to shoot
schrijven	schrijf	schreef	geschreven	to write
slaan	sla	sloeg	geslaan	to hit, to slap
snijden	snijd	sneed	gesneden	to cut
staan	sta	stond	gestaan	to stand
steken	steek	stak	gestoken	to stick, to stab
stelen	steel	stal	gestolen	to steal
vallen	val	viel	gevallen	to fall
vechten	vecht	vocht	gevochten	to fight
verdwijnen	verdwijn	verdween	verdwenen	to disappear
verstaan	versta	verstond	verstaan	to understand, to hear
vinden	vind	vond	gevonden	to find
vliegen	vlieg	vloog	gevlogen	to fly
vragen	vraag	vroeg	gevraagd	to ask
vriezen	vries	vroor	gevroren	to freeze
weten	weet	wist	geweten	to know
winnen	win	won	gewonnen	to win
worden	word	werd	geworden	to become
wrijven	wrijf	wreef	gewreven	to rubb
zien	zie	zag	gezien	to see
zingen	zing	zong	gezongen	to sing
zullen	zal	zou	-	to shall, will

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