Science Fair Project Dictionary
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Dutch
Pronunciation
/wOrden/
verb
- 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
- Usage notes
- Note
- geworden has been put between brackets because it has become archaic to put geworden at the end of a Dutch passive voice.
- Note
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