Belgian Dutch reference
groeten
to greet
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 greet |
| jij / je | you greet |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) greet |
| u | you (formal) greet |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it greets |
| wij / we | we greet |
| jullie | you (plural) greet |
| zij / ze | they greet |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I greeted |
| jij / je | you greeted |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) greeted |
| u | you (formal) greeted |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it greeted |
| wij / we | we greeted |
| jullie | you (plural) greeted |
| zij / ze | they greeted |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I greeted; I have greeted |
| jij / je | you greeted; you have greeted |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) greeted; you (Flemish) have greeted |
| u | you (formal) greeted; you (formal) have greeted |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it greeted; he/she/it has greeted |
| wij / we | we greeted; we have greeted |
| jullie | you (plural) greeted; you (plural) have greeted |
| zij / ze | they greeted; they have greeted |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had greeted |
| jij / je | you had greeted |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) had greeted |
| u | you (formal) had greeted |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it had greeted |
| wij / we | we had greeted |
| jullie | you (plural) had greeted |
| zij / ze | they had greeted |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will greet |
| jij / je | you will greet |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will greet |
| u | you (formal) will greet |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will greet |
| wij / we | we will greet |
| jullie | you (plural) will greet |
| zij / ze | they will greet |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have greeted |
| jij / je | you will have greeted |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will have greeted |
| u | you (formal) will have greeted |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will have greeted |
| wij / we | we will have greeted |
| jullie | you (plural) will have greeted |
| zij / ze | they will have greeted |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to greet |
| jij / je | you are going to greet |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) are going to greet |
| u | you (formal) are going to greet |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it is going to greet |
| wij / we | we are going to greet |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to greet |
| zij / ze | they are going to greet |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would greet |
| jij / je | you would greet |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would greet |
| u | you (formal) would greet |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would greet |
| wij / we | we would greet |
| jullie | you (plural) would greet |
| zij / ze | they would greet |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have greeted |
| jij / je | you would have greeted |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would have greeted |
| u | you (formal) would have greeted |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would have greeted |
| wij / we | we would have greeted |
| jullie | you (plural) would have greeted |
| zij / ze | they would have greeted |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij / je | greet! |
| gij / ge | greet! (Flemish) |
| u | greet! (formal) |
| jullie | greet! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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