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Essential Dutch Verbs You Need to Know

Lalo TeamยทUpdated April 17, 2026ยท3 min read

Verbs are the backbone of any language. These are the most frequently used Dutch verbs that will help you form sentences from day one.

195 words found

WordTranslation
isis
zijnto be, his
waswas
wordento become, to be (passive)
heefthas
hebbento have
kancan, is able to
zouwould
hadhad
werdbecame, was (passive)
werdenbecame, were (passive)
wilwant, will
hebhave (first person singular)
zalshall, will
moetmust, have to
gaanto go
moetenmust, to have to
kunnencan, to be able to
willento want
komento come
makento make, to do
gaatgoes
wetento know
latento let, to leave
staatstands, state
doento do
ziento see
krijgento get, to receive
zeggento say
gevento give
staanto stand
zullenshall, will
nemento take
werkento work
houdento hold, to keep, to love
vindento find, to think
denkento think
zeisaid
kijkento look, to watch
lopento walk, to run
blijvento stay, to remain
etento eat, food
sprekento speak
zittento sit
brengento bring
schrijvento write
lezento read
vragento ask, questions
liggento lie, to be situated
denkthink (first person)
weetknow (first person)
magmay, is allowed to
lerento learn, to teach
kopento buy
betalento pay
drinkento drink
slapento sleep
pratento talk, to chat
gelovento believe
proberento try
helpento help
beginnento begin, to start
stoppento stop
sluitento close, to shut
verkopento sell
wachtento wait
vergetento forget
herinnerento remember
veranderento change
voelento feel
vertellento tell
spelento play
rijdento drive, to ride
vliegento fly
zwemmento swim
zingento sing
dansento dance
tekenento draw, to sign
kiezento choose
draaiento turn, to rotate
vallento fall
trekkento pull, to draw
duwento push
bouwento build
brekento break
groeiento grow
winnento win
verliezento lose
bereikento reach, to achieve
beslissento decide
begrijpento understand
ontmoetento meet
betekento mean
bestaanto exist
verwachtento expect
ontwikkelento develop
gebruikento use
voorkomento prevent, to occur
noemento name, to call
leidento lead
horento hear
kennento know (someone)
betekenento mean, to signify
sturento send, to steer
biedento offer
studerento study
oefenento practice
kokento cook
bakkento bake, to fry
snijdento cut
wassento wash
schoonmakento clean
opruimento tidy up
afsprekento agree, to arrange to meet
bezoekento visit
vertrekkento depart, to leave
aankomento arrive
uitleggento explain
voorstellento suggest, to introduce
verbeterento improve
beschrijvento describe
controlerento check, to control
vermijdento avoid
opvallento stand out, to notice
bevattento contain
verdwijnento disappear
verschijnento appear
bezittento own, to possess
bijdragento contribute
toevoegento add
verwijderento remove
beschermento protect
respecterento respect
waarderento appreciate
verbiedento forbid
toestaanto allow, to permit
meedoento participate
uitnodigento invite
verhuizento move (house)
schrikkento be startled
lachento laugh
huilento cry
genietento enjoy
dromento dream
wensento wish
hopento hope
missento miss
trouwento marry
schijnento seem, to shine
wonento live, to reside
vertrouwento trust, trust
overleggento consult, to discuss
onderzoekento investigate
besprekento discuss
beoordelento judge, to assess
functionerento function
producerento produce
organiserento organize
plannento plan, plans
volgento follow
bepalento determine
leverento deliver, to supply
vaststellento establish, to determine
samenwerkento cooperate
pinnento pay by card
overstappento transfer, to change
reserverento reserve, to book
annulerento cancel
bevestigento confirm
aanbevelento recommend
aanpassento adapt, to adjust
opzettento set up, to establish
meldento report, to notify
herhalento repeat, to revise
stellento put, to pose, to assert
bedoelento mean, to intend
gewordenbecome, gotten (past participle of worden)
aanvragento apply for, to request
verklarento explain, to declare
optredento act, to perform, to intervene
vereisento require, to demand
aanduidento indicate, to designate
bijhoudento keep up with, to keep track of
waarnemento observe, to perceive
inzettento deploy, to use, to commit
opmerkento notice, to remark
uitvoerento carry out, to execute, to export
toepassento apply, to implement
verrichtento perform, to carry out
dragento carry, to wear, to bear
deelnemento participate, to take part
stijgento rise, to increase, to climb
dalento fall, to decrease, to descend
omschrijvento describe, to circumscribe
oplettento pay attention, to watch out

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