Grammatica - loco

11
Verbs
There is an adjective formed from the past participle but it is strong in
form: de gewezen burgemeester ‘the former mayor’
Pluperfect tense ik was geweest I had been
Future tense ik zal zijn I will be
Future perfect tense ik zal geweest zijn I will have been
Conditional tense ik zou zijn I would be
(or contracted to ik was, see 11.2.7)
Conditional perfect tense ik zou geweest zijn I would have been
(or contracted to ik was geweest)
Imperative In the imperative a derivative of the second
infinitive wezen is used for all persons: wees!
Subjunctive Subjunctive forms of ‘to be’ are still found in
some standard expressions:
God zij dank! ‘Thank God!’ 20
11.7.1.1
Notes on wezen
Volledigheidshalve zij hier vermeld dat. . .
‘For the sake of completeness let it be said
that . . .’
als het ware ‘as it were’
Wezen, which is historically a synonym of zijn, is used (other than in the
imperative as described above) in two ways:
1 To replace zijn when the latter stands in the infinitive (rather colloquial):
Het zou erg leuk kunnen wezen. It could be really nice.
Weg wezen! Be off with you!
2 To replace zijn in double infinitive constructions (i.e. it replaces the
past participle, see 11.9.2.5 (b)):
Ik ben wezen kijken. I have been to look.
Hij is wezen vissen. He has been fishing.
11.7.2
Uses of the verb zijn
Zijn as an auxiliary verb in compound tenses.
210 20 But this is more commonly expressed as goddank!