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