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