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