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