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