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Conjugate ruiken

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

ruiken

— to smell
irregularauxiliary: hebbenparticiple: geroken
 Presenttegenwoordige tijdSimple pastverleden tijdPerfectvoltooid tegenw. tijd
ikruikrookheb geroken
jij / jeruiktrookhebt geroken
hij / zij / hetruiktrookheeft geroken
wij / weruikenrokenhebben geroken
jullieruikenrokenhebben geroken
zij (mv)ruikenrokenhebben geroken

Imperative (gebiedende wijs): ruik!

About this verb

What is the past tense of "ruiken"?

The simple past of ruiken is "rook" (singular) and "roken" (plural). The past participle is "geroken", used with the auxiliary hebben in the perfect tense.

Is "ruiken" a regular or irregular Dutch verb?

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

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