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Completely irregular verbs

A2Verbs · lesson 40 of 79

In Dutch, we have six completely irregular verbs plus five verbs that look like they are completely irregular (while in fact, they are strong verbs).

The verbs above are grouped by their [present tense](#/lesson/Verbs.Re07) conjugations. On the following pages, we will have a look at each of them.

Five somewhat irregular strong verbs

Strictly speaking, the five _gaan, slaan, staan, zien_, and _doen_ are only strong verbs, not completely irregular verbs. However, because their infinitives do not end in the usual -en, their present tense conjugations look somewhat different (albeit regular, just like any other strong verb).

zijn | to be | hebben | to have

zullen | will | kunnen | can

gaan | to go | slaan | to hit

staan | to stand | zien | to see

doen | to do | komen | to come

mogen | to may, be allowed | - | -

We will start with the two most important verbs: _zijn_ and _hebben._

Conjugation patterns in strong verbs Zijn
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