Belgian Dutch reference

beschrijven

to describe

Irregular · 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

beschrijven: Present
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI describe
jij / jeyou describe
gij / geyou (Flemish) describe
uyou (formal) describe
hij / zij / hethe/she/it describes
wij / wewe describe
jullieyou (plural) describe
zij / zethey describe

Simple past

beschrijven: Simple past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI described
jij / jeyou described
gij / geyou (Flemish) described
uyou (formal) described
hij / zij / hethe/she/it described
wij / wewe described
jullieyou (plural) described
zij / zethey described

Compound past

beschrijven: Compound past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI described; I have described
jij / jeyou described; you have described
gij / geyou (Flemish) described; you (Flemish) have described
uyou (formal) described; you (formal) have described
hij / zij / hethe/she/it described; he/she/it has described
wij / wewe described; we have described
jullieyou (plural) described; you (plural) have described
zij / zethey described; they have described

Past perfect

beschrijven: Past perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI had described
jij / jeyou had described
gij / geyou (Flemish) had described
uyou (formal) had described
hij / zij / hethe/she/it had described
wij / wewe had described
jullieyou (plural) had described
zij / zethey had described

Future

beschrijven: Future
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI will describe
jij / jeyou will describe
gij / geyou (Flemish) will describe
uyou (formal) will describe
hij / zij / hethe/she/it will describe
wij / wewe will describe
jullieyou (plural) will describe
zij / zethey will describe

Future perfect

beschrijven: Future perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI will have described
jij / jeyou will have described
gij / geyou (Flemish) will have described
uyou (formal) will have described
hij / zij / hethe/she/it will have described
wij / wewe will have described
jullieyou (plural) will have described
zij / zethey will have described

Future (gaan)

beschrijven: Future (gaan)
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI am going to describe
jij / jeyou are going to describe
gij / geyou (Flemish) are going to describe
uyou (formal) are going to describe
hij / zij / hethe/she/it is going to describe
wij / wewe are going to describe
jullieyou (plural) are going to describe
zij / zethey are going to describe

Conditional

Conditional

beschrijven: Conditional
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI would describe
jij / jeyou would describe
gij / geyou (Flemish) would describe
uyou (formal) would describe
hij / zij / hethe/she/it would describe
wij / wewe would describe
jullieyou (plural) would describe
zij / zethey would describe

Conditional perfect

beschrijven: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI would have described
jij / jeyou would have described
gij / geyou (Flemish) would have described
uyou (formal) would have described
hij / zij / hethe/she/it would have described
wij / wewe would have described
jullieyou (plural) would have described
zij / zethey would have described

Imperative

Imperative

beschrijven: Imperative
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jij / jedescribe!
gij / gedescribe! (Flemish)
udescribe! (formal)
julliedescribe! (plural)

Additional forms

Infinitive with te
Present participle
Past participle

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