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