Belgian Dutch reference
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to address / call someone
Irregular · 10 form tables
Dutch as used in Belgium, with separate jij / je, gij / ge and u rows. Alternatives are retained where supplied.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I address |
| jij / je | you address |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) address |
| u | you (formal) address |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it addresses |
| wij / we | we address |
| jullie | you (plural) address |
| zij / ze | they address |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I addressed |
| jij / je | you addressed |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) addressed |
| u | you (formal) addressed |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it addressed |
| wij / we | we addressed |
| jullie | you (plural) addressed |
| zij / ze | they addressed |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I addressed; I have addressed |
| jij / je | you addressed; you have addressed |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) addressed; you (Flemish) have addressed |
| u | you (formal) addressed; you (formal) have addressed |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it addressed; he/she/it has addressed |
| wij / we | we addressed; we have addressed |
| jullie | you (plural) addressed; you (plural) have addressed |
| zij / ze | they addressed; they have addressed |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had addressed |
| jij / je | you had addressed |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) had addressed |
| u | you (formal) had addressed |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it had addressed |
| wij / we | we had addressed |
| jullie | you (plural) had addressed |
| zij / ze | they had addressed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will address |
| jij / je | you will address |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will address |
| u | you (formal) will address |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will address |
| wij / we | we will address |
| jullie | you (plural) will address |
| zij / ze | they will address |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have addressed |
| jij / je | you will have addressed |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will have addressed |
| u | you (formal) will have addressed |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will have addressed |
| wij / we | we will have addressed |
| jullie | you (plural) will have addressed |
| zij / ze | they will have addressed |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to address |
| jij / je | you are going to address |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) are going to address |
| u | you (formal) are going to address |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it is going to address |
| wij / we | we are going to address |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to address |
| zij / ze | they are going to address |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would address |
| jij / je | you would address |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would address |
| u | you (formal) would address |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would address |
| wij / we | we would address |
| jullie | you (plural) would address |
| zij / ze | they would address |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have addressed |
| jij / je | you would have addressed |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would have addressed |
| u | you (formal) would have addressed |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would have addressed |
| wij / we | we would have addressed |
| jullie | you (plural) would have addressed |
| zij / ze | they would have addressed |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij / je | address! |
| gij / ge | address! (Flemish) |
| u | address! (formal) |
| jullie | address! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Belgian Dutch entries.