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is the auxiliary verb for the future tense in
Dutch. See the future tense
page
- also for sample sentences.
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| zullen | will, shall | |
| ik zal | I will | |
| wij zullen | we will | |
| ik zou | I would | |
| wij zouden | we would | |
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| simple present tense | ||
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| (zullen
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shall/will | |
| ik zal | I will/shall | |
| jij zult | you will (singular, informal you) | |
| hij zal | he will | |
| wij zullen | we will/shall | |
| jullie zullen | you will (plural, informal you) | |
| zij zullen | they will | |
| U zult | you will (polite you) | |
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('you will') and U zal are also said
| simple present question mode | ||
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| zal ik? | will/shall I? | |
| zul jij? | will you? | |
| zal hij? | will he? | |
| zullen wij? | will/shall we? | |
| zullen jullie? | will y'all? | |
| zullen zij? | will they? | |
| zult U? | will you? | |
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('will you?') is also an acceptable variation
| simple past tense | ||
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| ik zou | I would | |
| jij zou | you would | |
| hij zou | he would | |
| wij zouden | we would | |
| jullie zouden | y'all would | |
| zij zouden | they would | |
| U zou | you would | |
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There is no past participle gezuld, but there is a past
tense like
ik had zullen ...
I would have ...
- more
See the future tense page for sample sentences.
Gij zult niet doden
2
Thou shalt not kill
Gij zult niet stelen
Thou shalt not steal
Gij zult de meerderheid in het kwade niet volgen
2
3
['Thou shalt not follow the majority into evil']
Do not follow the majority when they do wrong
In modern Northern Dutch, 'gij'
2
and 'ge'
are like English 'thou' - but in Flemish they're still in common use.
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Gij zult niet stelen
'Thou shalt not steal'