voortzetten

Voortzetten is a Dutch verb meaning to continue, to carry on, or to resume an activity or process that has been started previously. It denotes maintaining momentum or progression rather than starting something anew. The word combines voor (forward) and zetten (to set or place) and has roots in the Germanic language family. In usage, voortzetten is common in formal, administrative, or technical contexts and can describe continuing work, negotiations, policies, or research.

The noun voortzetting, meaning continuation or resumption, is often used to refer to the act or process of continuing. In sentences, voortzetten can be used with various objects, for example: Zij zet haar onderzoek voort. De onderhandelingen worden voortgezet. Het project zal voortgezet worden.

Conjugation and forms: voortzetten is generally treated as a regular verb in modern Dutch. In the present tense: ik zet voort, jij zet voort, hij/zij zet voort, wij zetten voort, jullie zetten voort, zij zetten voort. The simple past tense is formed as ik zette voort, jij zette voort, wij zetten voort. The past participle is voortgezet, used with have or be in compound tenses, as in De operatie is voortgezet. The passive form is vaak weergegeven as wordt voortgezet. For future constructions, forms like zal voortzetten or zullen voortzetten are common.

Notes: voortzetten is sometimes contrasted with synonyms like verder zetten or verdergaan, depending on nuance. Voortzetten emphasizes the ongoing nature of a process, while verdergaan can carry a broader sense of continuing with another action. The term is widely understood across Dutch-speaking regions and appears in governmental, academic, and journalistic writing.