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