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