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vormt

Vormt is a Dutch verb form—the third-person singular present tense of vormen, which means to form or to shape. As used in sentences, it indicates that a subject shapes, creates, or establishes something in the present moment. For example, hij vormt een plan (he forms a plan) shows the verb in action.

Etymology and grammar matter: vormt comes from vormen, a regular (weak) verb in Dutch. The root is

Usage and contexts: Vormt is used in a wide range of contexts where shaping or forming occurs,

Note: Vormt is specifically the present-tense form for he/she/it; the word form/shape in noun sense is vorm,

vorm-
(shape)
plus
the
infinitive
ending
-en.
In
the
present
tense,
Dutch
verbs
add
different
endings
depending
on
the
subject;
for
vormen,
the
third-person
singular
ending
is
-t,
yielding
hij/zij/het
vormt.
Other
present-tense
forms
include
ik
vorm,
jij
vormt,
wij
vormen,
jullie
vormen,
zij
vormen.
The
noun
vorm
means
form
or
shape,
and
the
related
noun
vorming
means
formation.
from
tangible
construction
to
abstract
planning.
It
can
describe
physically
shaping
materials,
as
in
Het
metaal
vormt
zich
tot
een
dunne
plaat
(The
metal
forms
itself
into
a
thin
plate),
or
the
creation
of
plans,
groups,
or
opinions,
as
in
Het
bedrijf
vormt
een
nieuw
samenwerkingsverband
(The
company
forms
a
new
partnership)
or
Hij
vormt
snel
een
oordeel
(He
quickly
forms
an
opinion).
In
Dutch,
verbs
like
vormen
are
common
in
discussions
of
design,
policy
development,
and
creative
processes,
where
forming
outcomes
or
structures
is
central.
and
vormen
is
the
infinitive.