Doen: Dutch verb forms
doen deed gedaan
to do
/dun/
As a verb: Conjugation
| Person | Present | Past | Perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ik | doe | deed | heb gedaan |
| jij, u | doet | deed | hebt gedaan |
| hij, zij, het | doet | deed | heeft gedaan |
| wij, jullie, zij | doen | deden | hebben gedaan |
- Past participle: gedaan, with hebben.
As a verb: Meaning in English
- to do
- to put
- to cause to, to make; forms causative verbs
- to give, serve, bring
- to do, to have sex with someone
- to touch a nerve; to strike a chord in
As a noun: Forms
- Singular
- het doen
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het doen is learned together with the word.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What het changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | dit doen |
| that, those | dat doen |
| which (the … that) | het doen dat … |
| our | ons doen |
As a noun: Meaning in English
- routine
Remember doen with Spreek
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