Belgian Dutch reference
kunnen
to be able to, can
Irregular · 9 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 am able to (do something) |
| jij / je | you are able to (do something) |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) are able to (do something) |
| u | you (formal) are able to (do something) |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it is able to (do something) |
| wij / we | we are able to (do something) |
| jullie | you (plural) are able to (do something) |
| zij / ze | they are able to (do something) |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I was able to (do something) |
| jij / je | you were able to (do something) |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) were able to (do something) |
| u | you (formal) were able to (do something) |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it was able to (do something) |
| wij / we | we were able to (do something) |
| jullie | you (plural) were able to (do something) |
| zij / ze | they were able to (do something) |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I was able to (do something); I have been able to (do something) |
| jij / je | you were able to (do something); you have been able to (do something) |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) were able to (do something); you (Flemish) have been able to (do something) |
| u | you (formal) were able to (do something); you (formal) have been able to (do something) |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it was able to (do something); he/she/it has been able to (do something) |
| wij / we | we were able to (do something); we have been able to (do something) |
| jullie | you (plural) were able to (do something); you (plural) have been able to (do something) |
| zij / ze | they were able to (do something); they have been able to (do something) |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had been able to (do something) |
| jij / je | you had been able to (do something) |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) had been able to (do something) |
| u | you (formal) had been able to (do something) |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it had been able to (do something) |
| wij / we | we had been able to (do something) |
| jullie | you (plural) had been able to (do something) |
| zij / ze | they had been able to (do something) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will be able to (do something) |
| jij / je | you will be able to (do something) |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will be able to (do something) |
| u | you (formal) will be able to (do something) |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will be able to (do something) |
| wij / we | we will be able to (do something) |
| jullie | you (plural) will be able to (do something) |
| zij / ze | they will be able to (do something) |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have been able to (do something) |
| jij / je | you will have been able to (do something) |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will have been able to (do something) |
| u | you (formal) will have been able to (do something) |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will have been able to (do something) |
| wij / we | we will have been able to (do something) |
| jullie | you (plural) will have been able to (do something) |
| zij / ze | they will have been able to (do something) |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to be able to (do something) |
| jij / je | you are going to be able to (do something) |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) are going to be able to (do something) |
| u | you (formal) are going to be able to (do something) |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it is going to be able to (do something) |
| wij / we | we are going to be able to (do something) |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to be able to (do something) |
| zij / ze | they are going to be able to (do something) |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would be able to (do something) |
| jij / je | you would be able to (do something) |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would be able to (do something) |
| u | you (formal) would be able to (do something) |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would be able to (do something) |
| wij / we | we would be able to (do something) |
| jullie | you (plural) would be able to (do something) |
| zij / ze | they would be able to (do something) |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have been able to (do something) |
| jij / je | you would have been able to (do something) |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would have been able to (do something) |
| u | you (formal) would have been able to (do something) |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would have been able to (do something) |
| wij / we | we would have been able to (do something) |
| jullie | you (plural) would have been able to (do something) |
| zij / ze | they would have been able to (do something) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Past participle
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Belgian Dutch entries.