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Conjugate raden

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

raden

— to guess
irregularauxiliary: hebbenparticiple: geraden
 Presenttegenwoordige tijdSimple pastverleden tijdPerfectvoltooid tegenw. tijd
ikraadraaddeheb geraden
jij / jeraadtraaddehebt geraden
hij / zij / hetraadtraaddeheeft geraden
wij / weradenraaddenhebben geraden
jullieradenraaddenhebben geraden
zij (mv)radenraaddenhebben geraden

Imperative (gebiedende wijs): raad!

About this verb

What is the past tense of "raden"?

The simple past of raden is "raadde" (singular) and "raadden" (plural). The past participle is "geraden", used with the auxiliary hebben in the perfect tense.

Is "raden" a regular or irregular Dutch verb?

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

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