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List of 'te' + infinitive verbs
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In the table below, the most common te-verbs are listed.

(iemand) aanmoedigen om te to encourage someone to om verbs
bedoelen om te to intend, to mean om verbs
(iemand) bevelen (om) te to order to om verbs
beloven to promise dat verbs and om verbs
beweren te to claim to dat verbs
blijken te to appear to dat verbs
blijven* to stay, remain verbable
denken te to think to dat verbs
durven te to dare to prepositions
(iemand) dwingen (om) te to force someone to om verbs
hangen te to be engaged in (while hanging (around)) te-continuous
hebben te* to have to prepositions

hoeven te

to need to prepositions
hopen te to hope to dat verbs
komen te* to come to prepositions
liggen te to be engaged in (while lying) te-continuous
lijken te to seem to dat verbs
lopen te to be engaged in (while walking) te-continuous
menen te to mean to dat verbs
bevelen te to command, order om verbs
proberen (om) te to try to om verbs
schijnen te to seem to dat verbs
staan te to be engaged in (while standing) te-continuous
(ernaar) streven om te to strive, aspire om verbs
(iemand) verbieden (om) te to prohibit someone to om verbs
(ernaar) verlangen om te to desire, long for om verbs
(iemand) verzoeken (om) te to request someone to om verbs
vallen* to fall verbable
vragen (om) te to ask to om verbs
wensen te to wish to dat verbs and om verbs
zijn te* to be verbable
zitten te to be engaged in (while sitting) te-continuous

The verbs that follow after alvorens, door, in plaats van, na, and zonder are not mentioned in the list.The reason is that for these verbs, the presence of 'te' does not depend on the verb itself. It could be any verb, as long as it is preceded by alvorens, door, in plaats van, na, or zonder. Which in turn is followed by 'te'. In the table above, the presence of 'te' is determined by the verb itself.

(*) This verb also occurs without 'te', with a different meaning.


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