Treffen: Dutch verb conjugation
treffen trof getroffen
to hit, strike
/ˈtrɛfə(n)/
As a verb: Conjugation of treffen
| Person | Present | Past | Perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ik | tref | trof | heb getroffen |
| jij, u | treft | trof | hebt getroffen |
| hij, zij, het | treft | trof | heeft getroffen |
| wij, jullie, zij | treffen | troffen | hebben getroffen |
- Past participle: getroffen, with hebben.
As a verb: Meaning in English
- to hit, strike
- to find (by chance), hit upon, to encounter
- to be opportune
- to meet with
As a noun: Article and plural
- Singular
- het treffen
- Plural (meervoud)
- de treffens
- Diminutive
- het treffentje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het treffen is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de treffens whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het treffentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit treffen | deze treffens |
| that, those | dat treffen | die treffens |
| which (the … that) | het treffen dat … | de treffens die … |
| our | ons treffen | onze treffens |
As a noun: Meaning in English
- encounter
- meeting
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