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