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