Dutch verbs, episode 7: zullen
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EN: Welcome to Dutch verbs, episode 7: zullen, which means shall, will. In Dutch it is spelled:
NL: z. u. l. l. e. n.
EN: Zullen is the future-tense auxiliary - this is the verb we've been using to build the future tense in earlier episodes. It's also used for 'shall we' style proposals, and for conditionals.
EN: Present tense. Listen and repeat.
NL: Ik zal.
EN: I shall, I will.
NL: Jij zult.
EN: You shall. Or jij zal.
NL: Hij zal.
EN: He shall.
NL: Wij zullen.
EN: We shall.
NL: Jullie zullen.
EN: You all shall.
NL: Zij zullen.
EN: They shall.
EN: One more time, straight through.
NL: Ik zal. <break time="0.7s"/> Jij zult. <break time="0.7s"/> Hij zal. <break time="0.7s"/> Wij zullen. <break time="0.7s"/> Jullie zullen. <break time="0.7s"/> Zij zullen.
EN: Past tense forms are zou for singular and zouden for plural. These are mostly used for conditionals - the equivalent of English 'would'.
NL: Ik zou. <break time="0.7s"/> Jij zou. <break time="0.7s"/> Hij zou.
EN: I would, you would, he would.
NL: Wij zouden. <break time="0.7s"/> Jullie zouden. <break time="0.7s"/> Zij zouden.
EN: We would, you all would, they would.
EN: Now three example sentences.
NL: Ik zal je helpen.
EN: I'll help you. Future tense - main verb helpen at the end.
NL: Zullen we gaan?
EN: Shall we go? The classic proposal. Common at the end of a coffee break.
NL: Hij zou komen, maar hij is ziek.
EN: He was supposed to come, but he's sick. Past zou for unfulfilled expectations.
EN: That is episode 7. The verb zullen, meaning shall, will. Forms to remember: zal, zult, zullen, zou, zouden.
EN: Today's Brueghel proverb.
NL: Tegen de stroom in zwemmen.
NL: Tegen de stroom in zwemmen.
EN: Literally: to swim against the current. Meaning: to go against the prevailing direction - to do things the hard way. Example:
NL: Een vegetarisch restaurant in Texas openen is tegen de stroom in zwemmen.
EN: Opening a vegetarian restaurant in Texas is swimming against the current.
NL: Doei doei!