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