Rijdt

Rijdt is a Dutch verb form, specifically the third-person singular present indicative of rijden, which means to ride or to drive. The form is used when the subject is he, she, or it, or when a noun such as de auto or de bus acts as the subject. In everyday usage it covers moving by vehicle as well as riding an animal and can appear in literal or figurative contexts.

Etymology and related forms: rijden comes from older Dutch and is cognate with German reiten and English ride, reflecting a common Germanic root for moving on a vehicle or animal. The present-tense forms show a stem that is written as rijd-, with a final -t added for the third-person singular: ik rijd, jij rijdt, hij rijdt, wij rijden, jullie rijden, zij rijden. The spelling uses the ij digraph, which is a distinctive characteristic of Dutch orthography.

Usage notes: rijdt is the standard form for the third-person singular in the present tense. Most common examples are sentences like Hij rijdt elke ochtend naar zijn werk. De auto rijdt op benzine. The past participle of rijden is gereden, used in perfect tenses such as Ik ben naar Amsterdam gereden.

See also: rijden, the infinitive verb from which rijdt derives, and related Dutch verb forms and conjugation patterns. Rijden encompasses a broad range of movement tasks, from driving a car to riding a bicycle or horse, and appears across many Dutch idioms and expressions.