Verb conjugator

Afrikaans verb conjugation tables

Type any Afrikaans verb, or pick one of 16 common ones, and see it fully conjugated in the present, past and future, for every person. The built-in verbs are the ones you meet first and use most, regular and irregular.

Quick answer

Afrikaans verb conjugation is how a verb changes its ending, and sometimes its stem, to match the subject and the tense. This free tool lays out full tables for 16 of the most common Afrikaans verbs across 3 core tenses. Pick a verb like wees (to be) or wees (to be), or type any Afrikaans verb of your own to conjugate it on the spot.

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Showing wees (to be) · irregular

wees

to be irregular
Teenwoordige tyd (present)
ek is
jy is
u is
hy is
sy is
dit is
ons is
julle is
hulle is
Verlede tyd (past)
ek was
jy was
u was
hy was
sy was
dit was
ons was
julle was
hulle was
Toekomende tyd (future)
ek sal wees
jy sal wees
u sal wees
hy sal wees
sy sal wees
dit sal wees
ons sal wees
julle sal wees
hulle sal wees

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How Afrikaans conjugation works

To conjugate a verb is to change its form to show who is doing the action (the subject) and when (the tense). In each table above, the subject runs down the left and the matching form sits beside it, across 3 core tenses: Teenwoordige tyd (present), Verlede tyd (past), Toekomende tyd (future).

Verbs split into regular and irregular. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern you can apply to thousands of others once you learn it; the badge on each verb names its type (irregular for wees, for example). Irregular verbs like wees (to be) change in ways you memorize one by one, which is exactly why the most common verbs are so often the most irregular.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate Afrikaans verbs?

To conjugate a Afrikaans verb, you change its form to match the subject and the tense. Take wees (to be): in the ek form it is is now, was in the past, and sal wees in the future. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern by ending; irregular ones you learn one at a time. This tool shows the full table for each.

What are the most common Afrikaans verbs?

The most common Afrikaans verbs include wees (to be), hê (to have), gaan (to go), kan (can, to be able to), moet (must, to have to), wil (to want), sal (shall, will (future auxiliary)), praat (to talk, to speak). These high-frequency verbs are also the most irregular in most languages, which is why they are worth drilling first. This tool has full present, past and future tables for all 16.

Is Afrikaans verb conjugation hard?

Afrikaans conjugation takes practice but follows clear rules. Regular verbs are predictable once you learn the endings; the real work is the handful of very common irregular verbs and knowing which tense to use. Afrikaans is FSI Category I, about 750 hours to professional proficiency. The fastest way to make the forms automatic is to meet them again and again in real sentences, which is what reading does.

How many tenses does Afrikaans have?

These three, Teenwoordige tyd (present), Verlede tyd (past), Toekomende tyd (future), are the core of everyday Afrikaans and the right place to start. Real Afrikaans also uses other moods and aspects (and, in most languages, extra compound tenses), but they build on the same stems and personal endings you see in these tables.