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Conjugate heten

Every form of the Dutch verb heten — present, past and perfect — with the participle and auxiliary.

heten

— to be called
irregularauxiliary: hebbenparticiple: geheten
 Presenttegenwoordige tijdSimple pastverleden tijdPerfectvoltooid tegenw. tijd
ikheetheetteheb geheten
jij / jeheetheettehebt geheten
hij / zij / hetheetheetteheeft geheten
wij / wehetenheettenhebben geheten
julliehetenheettenhebben geheten
zij (mv)hetenheettenhebben geheten

Imperative (gebiedende wijs): heet!

About this verb

What is the past tense of "heten"?

The simple past of heten is "heette" (singular) and "heetten" (plural). The past participle is "geheten", used with the auxiliary hebben in the perfect tense.

Is "heten" a regular or irregular Dutch verb?

heten is an irregular (strong) verb — its past and participle change the vowel, so they are memorised.

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