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