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Doen: Dutch verb forms

doen deed gedaan

to do

/dun/

As a verb: Conjugation

PersonPresentPastPerfect
ikdoedeedheb gedaan
jij, udoetdeedhebt gedaan
hij, zij, hetdoetdeedheeft gedaan
wij, jullie, zijdoendedenhebben gedaan
  • Past participle: gedaan, with hebben.

As a verb: Meaning in English

  1. to do
  2. to put
  3. to cause to, to make; forms causative verbs
  4. to give, serve, bring
  5. to do, to have sex with someone
  6. 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

As a noun: Meaning in English

  1. routine

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