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1 Dutch 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 verb 1.2.1 Conjugation 1.3 Passive voice

Dutch

Pronunciation

/wOrden/

Verb

1. to become

Conjugation

Auxiliary verb: zijn

...tense person...	Present (onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd))	Past (onvoltooid verleden tijd)	Past participle (voltooid deelwoord)
singular
ik	word	werd	geworden
jij (je)/u	wordt	werd	id.
hij/zij (ze)/men	wordt	werd	id.
plural
wij (we)	worden	werden	id.
jullie	worden	werden	id.
zij (ze)	worden	werden	id.

Present participle (onvoltooid deelwoord): wordend, wordende

Imperative (gebiedende wijs): word

Note

• When the order of jij (or the unstressed form je) and wordt is reversed, the final t is dropped. Compare Jij wordt (you become) with Word jij (do you become). This is not the case when the polite form u is used.

Usage examples

• Zij wilde altijd al lerares worden.: She always wanted to become a teacher.

Passive voice

Usage notes

• The subject ondergoes an act. In English the verb to be is used.

Usage examples

• De muur wordt geschilderd: The wall is painted
• De muur werd geschilderd: The wall was painted
• De muur zal worden geschilderd: The wall will be painted
• De muur is geschilderd (geworden): The wall has been painted

Note

• geworden has been put between brackets because it has become archaic to put geworden at the end of a Dutch passive voice.