This lesson covers Dutch onregelmatige voltooid deelwoorden, focusing on irregular past participles like gebracht (brought), gedacht (thought), and gezocht (searched), essential for accurate past tense usage.
- The stem can change significantly in irregular verbs.
| Infinitief (Infinitive) | Voltooid deelwoord (past participle) |
|---|---|
| brengen (to bring) | gebracht (brought) |
| denken (to think) | gedacht (thought) |
| kopen (to buy) | gekocht (bought) |
| zoeken (to search) | gezocht (searched) |
| hebben (have) | gehad (had) |
| doen (to do) | gedaan (done) |
| gaan (to go) | gegaan (gone) |
| zijn (to be) | geweest (been) |
| moeten (must) | gemoeten (had to) |
| zitten (to sit) | gezeten (sat) |
Exceptions!
- These are common irregular verbs, but there are more.
Exercise 1: Onregelmatige voltooid deelwoorden
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
politie, gedaan, gebracht, gegaan, gevonden, gehad, geweest, gedacht
1.
Gaan:
We zijn naar het ziekenhuis ... vlak na het ongeluk.
(We went to the hospital immediately after the accident.)
2.
Brengen:
Hij heeft zijn documenten niet ... naar de ambassade.
(He did not bring his documents to the embassy.)
3.
Vinden:
De politie heeft het verloren voorwerp ....
(The police have found the lost item.)
4.
Bedenken:
We hebben eindelijk een oplossing ... voor het probleem.
(We have finally had a solution for the problem.)
5.
Denken:
Wij hebben lang over de reis ....
(We have thought about the journey for a long time.)
6.
Zijn:
Mijn telefoon is lang kwijt ...
(My phone has been lost for a long time)
7.
Doen:
De ... heeft haar werk snel ... na de ramp.
(The police did their work quickly after the disaster.)
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct sentence with the proper irregular past participle in the context of vacation disasters, police reports, or emergency aid.
1.
The word order is unnatural; 'already' should not be placed between 'to the police' and 'reported'.
The past participle 'aangegeven' is written as one word, not separated.
2.
'Bewaart' is not a past participle but a present tense; here the past participle 'bewaard' is required.
The past participle 'bewaard' should not be capitalized in the middle of the sentence.
3.
The past participle 'gegaan' is misspelled as 'gegaaan'.
'Gegaanen' is not a correct past participle; it should be 'gegaan'.
4.
'Gesteleen' is not a correct past participle; the correct form is 'gestolen'.
'Gestolenst' is incorrect; past participles do not end with '-st' here.
