zullen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch solen, suelen, sollen, sullen, from Old Dutch skulan, sulan, from Proto-Germanic *skulaną. Compare German sollen, English shall, Danish skulle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzʏ.lə(n)/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ʏlən
Verb
zullen
- (auxiliary, present tense) Used to form the future tense of a verb, together with an infinitive; will, going to
- Het zal toch niet werken.
- It will not work anyway.
- Dat zal niet gebeuren.
- That will not happen.
- (auxiliary, past tense) Used to form the conditional mood of a verb, together with an infinitive; would
- Het werk zou nu af zijn geweest als jij je niet had verslapen.
- The work would have been finished now if you hadn't overslept.
- Dat zou ik niet doen als ik jou was.
- I would not do that if I were you.
- (modal auxiliary) Used to indicate intent or disposition to perform an action in the future: will, shall, be going to, may, might.
- Het zou vandaag regenen.
- It was going to rain today.
- Zal ik eerst gaan?
- Shall I go first?
- Je denk dat ik het niet zal doen? Ik zou!
- You think I won't do it? I might!
Inflection
| Inflection of zullen (preterite-present) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | zullen | |||
| past singular | zou | |||
| past participle | — | |||
| infinitive | zullen | |||
| gerund | zullen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zal | zou | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zult, zal | zou | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | zult, zal | zou | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | zult | zoudt | ||
| 3rd person singular | zal | zou | ||
| plural | zullen | zouden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | zulle | zoude | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | zullen | zouden | ||
| imperative sing. | zal | |||
| imperative plur.1 | zult | |||
| participles | zullend | — | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Descendants
- Afrikaans: sal
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