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