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