Belgian Dutch reference
bevatten
to contain
Regular · 9 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 contain |
| jij / je | you contain |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) contain |
| u | you (formal) contain |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it contains |
| wij / we | we contain |
| jullie | you (plural) contain |
| zij / ze | they contain |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I contained |
| jij / je | you contained |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) contained |
| u | you (formal) contained |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it contained |
| wij / we | we contained |
| jullie | you (plural) contained |
| zij / ze | they contained |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I contained; I have contained |
| jij / je | you contained; you have contained |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) contained; you (Flemish) have contained |
| u | you (formal) contained; you (formal) have contained |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it contained; he/she/it has contained |
| wij / we | we contained; we have contained |
| jullie | you (plural) contained; you (plural) have contained |
| zij / ze | they contained; they have contained |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had contained |
| jij / je | you had contained |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) had contained |
| u | you (formal) had contained |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it had contained |
| wij / we | we had contained |
| jullie | you (plural) had contained |
| zij / ze | they had contained |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will contain |
| jij / je | you will contain |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will contain |
| u | you (formal) will contain |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will contain |
| wij / we | we will contain |
| jullie | you (plural) will contain |
| zij / ze | they will contain |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have contained |
| jij / je | you will have contained |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will have contained |
| u | you (formal) will have contained |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will have contained |
| wij / we | we will have contained |
| jullie | you (plural) will have contained |
| zij / ze | they will have contained |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to contain |
| jij / je | you are going to contain |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) are going to contain |
| u | you (formal) are going to contain |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it is going to contain |
| wij / we | we are going to contain |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to contain |
| zij / ze | they are going to contain |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would contain |
| jij / je | you would contain |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would contain |
| u | you (formal) would contain |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would contain |
| wij / we | we would contain |
| jullie | you (plural) would contain |
| zij / ze | they would contain |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have contained |
| jij / je | you would have contained |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would have contained |
| u | you (formal) would have contained |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would have contained |
| wij / we | we would have contained |
| jullie | you (plural) would have contained |
| zij / ze | they would have contained |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Belgian Dutch entries.