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