Doen: Dutch verb conjugation
doen deed gedaan
to do
/dun/
As a verb: Conjugation of doen
| 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 touch a nerve; to strike a chord in
- to be different; to make a difference
As a noun: Article and plural
- 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
Check the article of another noun
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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