In this article you'll find more information about separable verbs. If you would like to practice more, take a look our PDF about separable verbs or the Word Order Video Course.
You have many separable verbs in Dutch.
These are just a few examples. There are many separable verbs. Let's look at how they behave in different types of sentences.
If a separable verb is the finite (conjugated) verb, the first part of the word comes at the end of the sentence.
If the separable verb is not the finite (conjugated) verb, the verbs doesn't split and is usually placed at the end of the sentence.
If you don't know what a subordinate clause is, you could take a look at our article Dutch word order in a nutshell.
This is for many students the hardest scenario. If the separable verb is the only verb (it must be conjugated) it will move to the end of the sentence. It won't split.
If you are not familiar with the Dutch perfect tense yet or if you just want to practice a bit, you can take a look here.
In perfect tense, "ge" wil stand in between the separable parts. This works the same in regular and irregular verbs. Look:
The Dutch imperfectum with separable verbs looks like the present tense. Look:
Be aware: Words starting with ver-, be-, her- , ont-, ge- are not separable.
Examples: vergeten, begrijpen, herhalen, onthouden, gebruiken.
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