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Alphabetic List of Dutch Strong Verbs
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'Strong' verbs (sterke werkwoorden click to hear 2) have a vowel or diphthong change in the simple past tense and often also in the past participle, and there may also be consonant changes.
Though I did not include all compound strong verbs, I tried to make a more or less complete list - some verbs in the list are a bit old-fashioned and not all verbs will be very useful. Feel free to skip what doesn't look interesting to you.
More common verbs are in bold.

Not all common verbs are 'strong:'
A List of Common Dutch Verbs with basic conjugation

Systematic List of Dutch Strong Verbs: Some Patterns in the Changes

General Pages:
The Simple Past Tense
The Perfect Tenses

I've given the past plural when it is spelled or pronounced differently (besides of the -EN ending) from the simple past singular.
The double arrows ‑>> link to pages with full conjugation of that verb with sample sentences and related words; the single arrows ‑> link to examples of usage of that verb.

English Words for the Strong Dutch Verbs
at the bottom of the page)

50 Common Strong Verbs:
Alphabetic List - Patterns of Change
100 Common Verbs:
Alphabetic List - 'Systematic' List

English Dutch
infinitive
simple
past
singular
past
participle
example: to do did (I have) done
to do doen deed gedaan click to hear ‑>>
wij deden click to hear
example: to go went (I have) gone
to go gaan ging gegaan click to hear 2 ‑>>
(wij gingen click to hear 2) - so usually not included

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Alphabetic List of Strong Dutch Verbs
to spoil
(active and passive)
bederven bedierf bedorven click to hear 2 ‑>
wij bedierven click to hear 2
to cheat, deceive bedriegen bedroog bedrogen click to hear 2
wij bedrogen click to hear 2
to start, begin beginnen begon begonnen click to hear 2 ‑>
wij begonnen click to hear
to understand begrijpen begreep begrepen click to hear ‑>
wij begrepen click to hear
to salvage (ships) bergen borg geborgen click to hear
to decide besluiten besloot besloten click to hear 2
wij besloten click to hear 2
to exist bestaan bestond bestaan click to hear ‑>
to order,
command
bevelen beval bevolen click to hear
wij bevalen click to hear
to move
(yr body, items)
bewegen bewoog bewogen click to hear ‑>
wij bewogen click to hear
to pray bidden bad gebeden click to hear ‑>>
wij baden click to hear
to offer //
to bid (auction)
bieden bood geboden click to hear ‑>
wij boden click to hear
to bite bijten beet gebeten click to hear 2
wij beten click to hear
to tie, to bind binden bond gebonden click to hear
to blow blazen blies geblazen click to hear
wij bliezen click to hear 2
to appear
('it turned out')
blijken bleek gebleken click to hear ‑>
wij bleken click to hear
to stay, remain blijven bleef gebleven click to hear ‑>>
wij bleven click to hear
to shine, glitter blinken blonk geblonken click to hear
to break, crack,
rupture
breken brak gebroken click to hear ‑>>
wij braken click to hear
to bring brengen bracht gebracht click to hear ‑>>
to bow, to bend buigen boog gebogen click to hear
wij bogen click to hear
to dig, to mine delven dolf gedolven click to hear 2
wij dolven click to hear 2
to think denken dacht gedacht click to hear ‑>>
to do doen deed gedaan click to hear ‑>>
wij deden click to hear
to carry dragen droeg gedragen click to hear
to float //
to drive (cattle etc.)
drijven dreef gedreven click to hear 2
wij dreven click to hear
to drink drinken dronk gedronken click to hear ‑>>
to push,
press, shove
dringen drong gedrongen click to hear 2 ‑>
to drip druipen droop gedropen click to hear 2
wij dropen click to hear
to dive duiken dook gedoken click to hear
wij doken click to hear
to force, compel dwingen dwong gedwongen click to hear 2 ‑>
to eat eten at gegeten click to hear ‑>>
wij aten click to hear
(G inserted in the past participle)
to whistle fluiten floot gefloten click to hear 2
wij floten click to hear
to go gaan ging gegaan click to hear 2 ‑>>
to behave gedragen gedroeg gedragen click to hear
to count, weigh;
to be applicable
gelden gold gegolden click to hear 2 ‑>
to heal, cure genezen genas genezen click to hear 2 3
wij genazen click to hear 2 3
to enjoy genieten genoot genoten click to hear 2 ‑>
wij genoten click to hear 2
to give geven gaf gegeven click to hear ‑>>
wij gaven click to hear
to pour gieten goot gegoten click to hear 2 ‑>>
wij goten click to hear
to glide, slide glijden gleed gegleden click to hear
wij gleden click to hear
to dig graven groef gegraven click to hear
wij groeven click to hear
to grab grijpen greep gegrepen click to hear ‑>
wij grepen click to hear
to hang (things) hangen hing gehangen click to hear
to have hebben had gehad click to hear ‑>>
wij hadden click to hear
to help, assist helpen hielp geholpen click to hear ‑>
to hold houden hield gehouden click to hear ‑>>
to hunt //
to hurry //
to send, drive
jagen joeg gejaagd click to hear 2
to choose kiezen koos gekozen click to hear ‑>
wij kozen click to hear
to look kijken keek gekeken click to hear ‑>>
wij keken click to hear
to climb klimmen klom geklommen click to hear 2
wij klommen click to hear
to sound klinken klonk geklonken click to hear
to squeeze,
pinch, press
knijpen kneep geknepen click to hear
wij knepen click to hear
note that K before N is not dropped
to come komen kwam gekomen click to hear ‑>>
wij kwamen click to hear
to buy kopen kocht gekocht click to hear ‑>>
to get krijgen kreeg gekregen click to hear ‑>>
wij kregen click to hear
to shrink krimpen kromp gekrompen click to hear
to crawl kruipen kroop gekropen click to hear
wij kropen click to hear
to be able to,
'can'
kunnen kon (gekund) click to hear ‑>>
wij konden click to hear
(D inserted in the past plural)
to let, allow laten liet gelaten click to hear ‑>>
to read lezen las gelezen click to hear ‑>>
wij lazen click to hear
to lie (to say
what is not)
liegen loog gelogen click to hear ‑>
wij logen click to hear
to lie down liggen lag gelegen click to hear ‑>>
wij lagen click to hear
to suffer lijden leed geleden click to hear 2 ‑>>
wij leden click to hear
to appear, look
like, 'seem'
lijken leek geleken click to hear ‑>
wij leken click to hear
to walk lopen liep gelopen click to hear ‑>>
to measure meten mat gemeten click to hear ‑>
wij maten click to hear
to have to, 'must' moeten moest gemoeten click to hear ‑>>
(only a consonant change)
to be allowed to,
'may'
mogen mocht gemogen click to hear ‑>>
to take nemen nam genomen click to hear ‑>>
wij namen click to hear
to teach onderwijzen onderwees onderwezen click to hear 2 ‑>
wij onderwezen click to hear
~ to memorize onthouden onthield onthouden click to hear 2
to originate,
come into being
ontstaan ontstond ontstaan click to hear
to spare, refrain
from harming
ontzien ontzag ontzien click to hear 2 3
to put away, store opbergen borg op opgeborgen click to hear 2 ‑>
to consider overwegen overwoog overwogen click to hear 2
wij overwogen click to hear 2
to praise prijzen prees geprezen click to hear
wij prezen click to hear
to guess //
to counsel
raden ried geraden click to hear
alternative simple past: raadde click to hear
to drive, to ride rijden reed gereden click to hear ‑>>
wij reden click to hear
to rise (dough) rijzen rees gerezen click to hear
to call, shout roepen riep geroepen click to hear ‑>>
to smell ruiken rook geroken click to hear ‑>
wij roken click to hear
to donate //
to pour drinks
schenken schonk geschonken click to hear 2 ‑>
to create (like God) scheppen schiep geschapen click to hear ‑>
to shave scheren schoor geschoren click to hear
wij schoren click to hear
alternate simple past: 'scheerde' click to hear
to shoot schieten schoot geschoten click to hear ‑>
wij schoten click to hear
to shine //
to appear,
'it looks like ...'
schijnen scheen geschenen click to hear ‑>
wij schenen click to hear
to write schrijven schreef geschreven click to hear ‑>>
wij schreven click to hear
to be startled,
frightened
schrikken schrok geschrokken click to hear 2 ‑>
wij schrokken click to hear
to shove,
make slide
schuiven schoof geschoven click to hear
wij schoven click to hear
to slap, hit slaan sloeg geslagen click to hear ‑>
to sleep slapen sliep geslapen click to hear ‑>
to grind, sharpen slijpen sleep geslepen click to hear
wij slepen click to hear
to wear out //
to sell //
to pass the time
slijten sleet gesleten click to hear 2
wij sleten click to hear
to shrink slinken slonk geslonken click to hear 2
to sneak sluipen sloop geslopen click to hear
wij slopen click to hear
to close sluiten sloot gesloten click to hear
wij sloten
to melt smelten smolt gesmolten click to hear
to throw angrily
('smite')
smijten smeet gesmeten click to hear
wij smeten click to hear
to cut
(with a knife)
snijden sneed gesneden click to hear ‑>>
wij sneden click to hear
to blow
(your nose)
snuiten snoot gesnoten click to hear 2
wij snoten click to hear 2
to sniff, to snort snuiven snoof gesnoven click to hear 2
wij snoven click to hear 2
to regret spijten speet gespeten click to hear ‑>
to split splijten spleet gespleten click to hear
wij spleten click to hear 2
to speak spreken sprak gesproken click to hear ‑>>
wij spraken click to hear
to jump springen sprong gesprongen click to hear ‑>
to stand staan stond gestaan click to hear ‑>>
to stab, to sting steken stak gestoken click to hear
wij staken click to hear
to steal stelen stal gestolen click to hear 2 ‑>
wij stalen click to hear
to die sterven stierf gestorven click to hear ‑>
wij stierven click to hear
to rise stijgen steeg gestegen click to hear 2
wij stegen click to hear
to smell bad stinken stonk gestonken click to hear ‑>
to fight, battle strijden streed gestreden click to hear 2 ‑>
wij streden click to hear
to iron (clothes) //
to brush //
to smooth
strijken streek gestreken click to hear
wij streken click to hear
dust blowing //
to speedily go
stuiven stoof gestoven click to hear
wij stoven click to hear
to hit //
to meet, encounter
treffen trof getroffen click to hear 2 3
to pull trekken trok getrokken click to hear ‑>
wij trokken click to hear
to fall vallen viel gevallen click to hear ‑>>
to catch vangen ving gevangen click to hear
to sail,
move by ship
varen voer gevaren click to hear
to fight, struggle vechten vocht gevochten click to hear ‑>
to hide verbergen verborg verborgen click to hear 2
to forbid, disallow verbieden verbood verboden click to hear
wij verboden click to hear
to connect //
to dress a wound
verbinden verbond verbonden click to hear
to disappear verdwijnen verdween verdwenen click to hear 2 ‑>
wij verdwenen click to hear 2
to compare vergelijken vergeleek vergeleken click to hear 2 3 ‑>
wij vergeleken click to hear 2 3
to forget vergeten vergat vergeten click to hear ‑>
wij vergaten click to hear
to forgive vergeven vergaf vergeven click to hear 2 ‑>
wij vergaven click to hear
to lose verliezen verloor verloren click to hear ‑>
wij verloren click to hear
to avoid vermijden vermeed vermeden click to hear ‑>
wij vermeden click to hear
to betray verraden verried verraden click to hear
alternative simple past: verraadde click to hear
to wear out verslijten versleet versleten click to hear
wij versleten click to hear
to devour verslinden verslond verslonden click to hear 2
to understand,
hear what is said
verstaan verstond verstaan click to hear 2 ‑>
to depart.leave vertrekken vertrok vertrokken click to hear 2 3
wij vertrokken click to hear 2 3
to replace vervangen verving vervangen click to hear 2
to reproach verwijten verweet verweten click to hear
wij verweten click to hear
to find vinden vond gevonden click to hear ‑>>
to braid vlechten vlocht gevlochten click to hear
to fly vliegen vloog gevlogen click to hear ‑>
wij vlogen click to hear
to ask vragen vroeg gevraagd click to hear ‑>>
to eat like a
beast (slang)
vreten vrat gevroten click to hear
wij vraten click to hear 2
to freeze vriezen vroor gevroren click to hear
(wij vroren click to hear)
wind blowing waaien woei gewaaid click to hear
alternative simple past: waaide click to hear
to weigh wegen (woog) gewogen click to hear ‑>
(wij wogen click to hear)
to throw, cast werpen wierp geworpen click to hear
to enlist, canvass werven wierf geworven click to hear
wij wierven click to hear
to know
(things)
weten wist geweten click to hear 2 ‑>>
to blame wijten weet geweten click to hear ‑>
wij weten click to hear 2
to point wijzen wees gewezen click to hear 2 ‑>
wij wezen click to hear
to wind winden wond gewonden click to hear
to win winnen won gewonnen click to hear ‑>
wij wonnen click to hear
to 'become' worden werd geworden click to hear ‑>>
to avenge wreken wreekte gewroken click to hear
to rub wrijven wreef gewreven click to hear
wij wreven click to hear
(W before R is pronounced as Dutch V)
to wring wringen wrong gewrongen click to hear
to say zeggen zei gezegd click to hear ‑>>
wij zeiden click to hear
Note D inserted for past plural
to send zenden zond gezonden click to hear
to see zien zag gezien click to hear ‑>>
wij zagen click to hear
to be zijn was geweest click to hear ‑>>
wij waren click to hear
to sing zingen zong gezongen click to hear ‑>
to sink (passively) zinken zonk gezonken click to hear ‑>
to sit zitten zat gezeten click to hear ‑>>
wij zaten click to hear
to search,
look for
zoeken zocht gezocht click to hear ‑>>
to suck zuigen zoog gezogen click to hear
wij zogen click to hear
to drink heavily
(alcohol - slang)
zuipen zoop gezopen click to hear
wij zopen click to hear
'shall, will'
(for the future tense)
zullen zou - click to hear 2 ‑>>
wij zouden click to hear 2
to swell zwellen zwol gezwollen click to hear 2
to swim zwemmen zwom gezwommen click to hear ‑>
wij zwommen click to hear
to swear
(take an oath)
zweren zwoer gezworen click to hear
to roam zwerven zwierf gezworven click to hear
wij zwierven click to hear
to be silent,
not speak
zwijgen zweeg gezwegen click to hear ‑>
wij zwegen click to hear

The Simple Past Tense
The Pefect Tenses
Hebben or Zijn in the perfect tenses

Systematic List of Strong Verbs: Patterns
A List of Common Dutch Verbs with basic conjugation

Desktop versions:
The Simple Past Tense and the Perfect Tenses
- Strong Verbs (with Related Words)

Smartphone Verbs Home

More Good Dutch Smartphone Pages

English Words for the Strong Dutch Verbs

to appear, look like, 'seem' - to appear, turn out - to ask - to avenge - to avoid - to be - to become // passive voice - to begin - to behave - to betray - to bite - to blame - to blow - to blow (nose) - to bow, bend - to braid - to break, crack, rupture - to bring - to buy - to call, shout - 'can,' to be able to - to carry - to catch - to cheat - to choose - to climb - to close - to come - to compare - to connect // to dress a wound - to consider - to count, weigh // to be applicable - to crawl - to create (like God) - to cut w/knife - to deceive - to decide - to devour - to die - to dig - to dig, mine - to disappear - to dive - to do - to donate // to pour drinks - to drink - to drink heavily - to drip - to drive // to ride - dust blowing // to speedily go - to eat - to eat like a beast - to enjoy - to enlist, canvass - to exist - to fall - to fight, struggle - to fight, battle - to find - to float; to drive (cattle) - to fly - to forbid, disallow - to force, compel - to forget - to forgive - to freeze - to get - to give - to glide, slide - to go - to grab - to grind, sharpen - to guess - to hang (things) - to have - to help, assist - to hide - to hold - to hunt - to jump - to know (things) - to let, allow - to lie down - to lie, tell lies - to look - to lose - 'may,' to be allowed to - to measure - to meet, encounter - to melt - ~to memorize - to move (yr body, items) - 'must,' 'should,' have to - to offer, to bid - to order, command - to originate - to point - to pour, cast - to praise - to pray - to push, press, shove - to pull - to put away, store - to read - to regret - to replace - to reproach - to ride // to drive - to rise - to rise (dough) - to roam - to rub - to sail, move by ship - to salvage (ships) - to say - to see - to search, look for - to send - to shave - to shine // to appear, 'it looks like' - to shine, glitter - to shoot - to shove, make slide - to shrink - to shrink - to be silent, not speak - to sing - to sink - to sit - to slap, hit - to sleep - to smell - to smell bad - to smooth, iron (clothes) - to sneak - to sniff, snort - to sound - to spare, refrain from harming - to speak - to split - to spoil - to squeeze - to stab, sting - to stand - to start - to be startled - to stay, remain - to steal - to suck - to suffer - to swear, take an oath - to swell - to swim - to take - to teach - to think - to throw, cast - to throw angrily - to tie, to bind - to understand, see what is meant - to understand, hear what is said - to walk - to wear out a.o. - to wear out - to weigh - to whistle -  'will, shall' - to win - to wind - wind blowing - to wring - to write

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