Belgian Dutch reference
achterhalen
to find out; to trace
Regular · 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 find out |
| jij / je | you find out |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) find out |
| u | you (formal) find out |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it finds out |
| wij / we | we find out |
| jullie | you (plural) find out |
| zij / ze | they find out |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I found out |
| jij / je | you found out |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) found out |
| u | you (formal) found out |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it found out |
| wij / we | we found out |
| jullie | you (plural) found out |
| zij / ze | they found out |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I found out; I have found out |
| jij / je | you found out; you have found out |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) found out; you (Flemish) have found out |
| u | you (formal) found out; you (formal) have found out |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it found out; he/she/it has found out |
| wij / we | we found out; we have found out |
| jullie | you (plural) found out; you (plural) have found out |
| zij / ze | they found out; they have found out |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had found out |
| jij / je | you had found out |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) had found out |
| u | you (formal) had found out |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it had found out |
| wij / we | we had found out |
| jullie | you (plural) had found out |
| zij / ze | they had found out |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will find out |
| jij / je | you will find out |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will find out |
| u | you (formal) will find out |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will find out |
| wij / we | we will find out |
| jullie | you (plural) will find out |
| zij / ze | they will find out |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have found out |
| jij / je | you will have found out |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will have found out |
| u | you (formal) will have found out |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will have found out |
| wij / we | we will have found out |
| jullie | you (plural) will have found out |
| zij / ze | they will have found out |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to find out |
| jij / je | you are going to find out |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) are going to find out |
| u | you (formal) are going to find out |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it is going to find out |
| wij / we | we are going to find out |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to find out |
| zij / ze | they are going to find out |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would find out |
| jij / je | you would find out |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would find out |
| u | you (formal) would find out |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would find out |
| wij / we | we would find out |
| jullie | you (plural) would find out |
| zij / ze | they would find out |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have found out |
| jij / je | you would have found out |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would have found out |
| u | you (formal) would have found out |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would have found out |
| wij / we | we would have found out |
| jullie | you (plural) would have found out |
| zij / ze | they would have found out |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij / je | find out! |
| gij / ge | find out! (Flemish) |
| u | find out! (formal) |
| jullie | find out! (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.