doet

Doet is the present tense form of the Dutch verb doen, meaning to do or to perform. It is the third person singular form (hij, zij, het doet) and also appears in the formal second person singular with u (u doet). The infinitive is doen, and the present tense forms for all persons are ik doe, jij doet / je doet, hij/zij/het doet, wij doen, jullie doen, zij doen. The past participle is gedaan, and the auxiliary used in the perfect tenses is hebben, as in ik heb gedaan.

Doen is a highly common and versatile verb in Dutch, used across a wide range of contexts. Doet appears frequently in everyday statements and questions about actions, habits, or duties, for example: Hij doet zijn huiswerk, wat doet hij hier?, or U doet dit nu al te lang. Beyond basic usage, doen forms part of many idiomatic expressions and phrasal verbs, such as doen alsof (to pretend), doen mee (to participate), en doen aan (to engage in or participate in a sport or activity). In compound tenses, the meaning of doen often shifts to emphasize completion or performance, illustrated by hebben + gedaan in the present perfect.

Phonologically, doet ends with a t sound in Dutch and commonly rhymes with words ending in -oot or -oot, depending on regional pronunciation. The verb is productive in both Dutch in the Netherlands and Flemish Dutch, with minor regional variations in usage frequency and phrasing.