Zijn: Dutch verb forms
zijn was geweest
to be, to exist
/zɛi̯n/
Conjugation
| Person | Present | Past | Perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ik | ben | was | ben geweest |
| jij, u | bent | was | bent geweest |
| hij, zij, het | is | was | is geweest |
| wij, jullie, zij | zijn | waren | zijn geweest |
- Past participle: geweest, with zijn.
Meaning in English
- to be, to exist
- Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
- Used to form the perfect tense of the active voice of some verbs, together with a past participle.
- Note: The perfect tense of most other verbs is formed using hebben.
- Used to form the perfect tense of the passive voice, together with a past participle.
- Note: The imperfect tense passive is formed using worden.
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