Belgian Dutch reference

letten

to pay attention

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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

letten: Present
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI pay attention
jij / jeyou pay attention
gij / geyou (Flemish) pay attention
uyou (formal) pay attention
hij / zij / hethe/she/it pays attention
wij / wewe pay attention
jullieyou (plural) pay attention
zij / zethey pay attention

Simple past

letten: Simple past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI paid attention
jij / jeyou paid attention
gij / geyou (Flemish) paid attention
uyou (formal) paid attention
hij / zij / hethe/she/it paid attention
wij / wewe paid attention
jullieyou (plural) paid attention
zij / zethey paid attention

Compound past

letten: Compound past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI paid attention; I have paid attention
jij / jeyou paid attention; you have paid attention
gij / geyou (Flemish) paid attention; you (Flemish) have paid attention
uyou (formal) paid attention; you (formal) have paid attention
hij / zij / hethe/she/it paid attention; he/she/it has paid attention
wij / wewe paid attention; we have paid attention
jullieyou (plural) paid attention; you (plural) have paid attention
zij / zethey paid attention; they have paid attention

Past perfect

letten: Past perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI had paid attention
jij / jeyou had paid attention
gij / geyou (Flemish) had paid attention
uyou (formal) had paid attention
hij / zij / hethe/she/it had paid attention
wij / wewe had paid attention
jullieyou (plural) had paid attention
zij / zethey had paid attention

Future

letten: Future
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI will pay attention
jij / jeyou will pay attention
gij / geyou (Flemish) will pay attention
uyou (formal) will pay attention
hij / zij / hethe/she/it will pay attention
wij / wewe will pay attention
jullieyou (plural) will pay attention
zij / zethey will pay attention

Future perfect

letten: Future perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI will have paid attention
jij / jeyou will have paid attention
gij / geyou (Flemish) will have paid attention
uyou (formal) will have paid attention
hij / zij / hethe/she/it will have paid attention
wij / wewe will have paid attention
jullieyou (plural) will have paid attention
zij / zethey will have paid attention

Future (gaan)

letten: Future (gaan)
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI am going to pay attention
jij / jeyou are going to pay attention
gij / geyou (Flemish) are going to pay attention
uyou (formal) are going to pay attention
hij / zij / hethe/she/it is going to pay attention
wij / wewe are going to pay attention
jullieyou (plural) are going to pay attention
zij / zethey are going to pay attention

Conditional

Conditional

letten: Conditional
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI would pay attention
jij / jeyou would pay attention
gij / geyou (Flemish) would pay attention
uyou (formal) would pay attention
hij / zij / hethe/she/it would pay attention
wij / wewe would pay attention
jullieyou (plural) would pay attention
zij / zethey would pay attention

Conditional perfect

letten: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI would have paid attention
jij / jeyou would have paid attention
gij / geyou (Flemish) would have paid attention
uyou (formal) would have paid attention
hij / zij / hethe/she/it would have paid attention
wij / wewe would have paid attention
jullieyou (plural) would have paid attention
zij / zethey would have paid attention

Imperative

Imperative

letten: Imperative
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jij / jepay attention!
gij / gepay attention! (Flemish)
upay attention! (formal)
julliepay attention! (plural)

Additional forms

Infinitive with te
Present participle
Past participle

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