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Conjugate klinken

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

klinken

— to sound
irregularauxiliary: hebbenparticiple: geklonken
 Presenttegenwoordige tijdSimple pastverleden tijdPerfectvoltooid tegenw. tijd
ikklinkklonkheb geklonken
jij / jeklinktklonkhebt geklonken
hij / zij / hetklinktklonkheeft geklonken
wij / weklinkenklonkenhebben geklonken
jullieklinkenklonkenhebben geklonken
zij (mv)klinkenklonkenhebben geklonken

Imperative (gebiedende wijs): klink!

About this verb

What is the past tense of "klinken"?

The simple past of klinken is "klonk" (singular) and "klonken" (plural). The past participle is "geklonken", used with the auxiliary hebben in the perfect tense.

Is "klinken" a regular or irregular Dutch verb?

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

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