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