voltooienen

Voltooien is a Dutch verb meaning to complete, finish, or accomplish a task or process. It is a transitive verb, typically taking a direct object such as een rapport, een cursus, or een project. The action emphasizes bringing something to a final or concluded state.

In its conjugation, the present tense forms are ik voltooi, jij voltooit, hij/zij voltooit, wij voltooien, jullie voltooien, zij voltooien. The simple past is ik voltooide, jij voltooide, hij voltooide, wij voltooidden, jullie voltoidden, zij voltoidden. The past participle is voltooid, used in perfect tenses with hebben: bijvoorbeeld Ik heb het rapport voltooid. In the passive or perfect passive construction, one can also say Het project is voltooid.

Nouns related to the concept include voltooing or voltooiing, which denotes the completion or finishing of a task. The adjective voltooid (participial form) means completed, as in een voltooid dossier. The verb is often contrasted with afronden (to round off or finalize) and beëindigen (to end); voltooien carries a stronger sense of reaching a final, fully achieved state.

Typical contexts include project management, education, and administrative work, where a deliverable, course, or form is brought to a legitimate end. Examples: “We hebben het project voltooid,” “De cursus is voltooid.” Knowledge of voltooien also supports understanding related grammatical concepts such as the voltooid deelwoord (past participle) and the nominal vorm van voltooien, de voltooiing.

In short, voltooien denotes the productive achievement of finishing something to its complete state, with clear grammatical forms and usage in formal and informal Dutch.