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Dutch irregular verbs

A2Verbs · lesson 36 of 79

Although the list of irregular verbs is rather long, the good news is that by far most Dutch irregular verbs have a perfectly regular present tense. Therefore, we will refer to them as partly irregular verbs or [strong verbs](#/lesson/Verbs.Ir02), as opposed to the 11 [completely irregular verbs](#/lesson/Verbs.Ir05).

Partly irregular verbs (strong verbs)

If you look at the [list of irregular verbs](#/lesson/Verbs.Ir03), you can discern a few patterns, which enables you to learn many verbs by memorizing only a few general patterns.

Completely irregular verbs

Each completely irregular verb will be discussed on a separate page. Here, the conjugation of the present, past and perfect of the verb will be outlined.

Willen

_Willen_ (to want) is a perfectly regular verb, with one tiny little extravagancy:

In the third person singular of the present tense, we do not add -t to the stem.

As you read on the page about the regular [present tense](#/lesson/Verbs.Re07) conjugation, the third person singular is "stem + t".

But instead of _hij wil t_ (stem + t), we write _hij wil_.

This is such a tiny irregularity, that _willen_ is really regarded as a regular verb. However, it has to be mentioned, so why not mention it here.

Separable vol-verbs Strong verbs
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