Dutch conditional tense
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HideDefinition and usage of the Dutch conditional tense
The conditional tense is used to speculate about a situation. It is mostly used in an 'if' scenario. The past form of 'zullen' (to shall), 'zouden', is used, but the Dutch conditional sentence could be about the present or the future.
| Situation | Example | Translation |
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| 'If' scenario |
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| Circumstances about norms and expectations |
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Conjugation of the Dutch conditional tense
The following rule is used to form the conditional tense:
'zouden' (to would) + infinitive
| Subject | Form | komen (to come) |
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| Ik (I) | zou + infinitive | zou komen |
| Jij, u (You) | zou + infinitive | zou komen |
| Hij, zij, het (He, she, it) | zou + infinitive | zou komen |
| Wij (We) | zouden + infinitive | zouden komen |
| Jullie (You) | zouden + infinitive | zouden komen |
| Zij (They) | zouden + infinitive | zouden komen |
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