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