Belgian Dutch reference
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to breathe
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 breathe |
| jij / je | you breathe |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) breathe |
| u | you (formal) breathe |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it breathes |
| wij / we | we breathe |
| jullie | you (plural) breathe |
| zij / ze | they breathe |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I breathed |
| jij / je | you breathed |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) breathed |
| u | you (formal) breathed |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it breathed |
| wij / we | we breathed |
| jullie | you (plural) breathed |
| zij / ze | they breathed |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I breathed; I have breathed |
| jij / je | you breathed; you have breathed |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) breathed; you (Flemish) have breathed |
| u | you (formal) breathed; you (formal) have breathed |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it breathed; he/she/it has breathed |
| wij / we | we breathed; we have breathed |
| jullie | you (plural) breathed; you (plural) have breathed |
| zij / ze | they breathed; they have breathed |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had breathed |
| jij / je | you had breathed |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) had breathed |
| u | you (formal) had breathed |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it had breathed |
| wij / we | we had breathed |
| jullie | you (plural) had breathed |
| zij / ze | they had breathed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will breathe |
| jij / je | you will breathe |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will breathe |
| u | you (formal) will breathe |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will breathe |
| wij / we | we will breathe |
| jullie | you (plural) will breathe |
| zij / ze | they will breathe |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have breathed |
| jij / je | you will have breathed |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will have breathed |
| u | you (formal) will have breathed |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will have breathed |
| wij / we | we will have breathed |
| jullie | you (plural) will have breathed |
| zij / ze | they will have breathed |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to breathe |
| jij / je | you are going to breathe |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) are going to breathe |
| u | you (formal) are going to breathe |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it is going to breathe |
| wij / we | we are going to breathe |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to breathe |
| zij / ze | they are going to breathe |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would breathe |
| jij / je | you would breathe |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would breathe |
| u | you (formal) would breathe |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would breathe |
| wij / we | we would breathe |
| jullie | you (plural) would breathe |
| zij / ze | they would breathe |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have breathed |
| jij / je | you would have breathed |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would have breathed |
| u | you (formal) would have breathed |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would have breathed |
| wij / we | we would have breathed |
| jullie | you (plural) would have breathed |
| zij / ze | they would have breathed |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij / je | breathe! |
| gij / ge | breathe! (Flemish) |
| u | breathe! (formal) |
| jullie | breathe! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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