Belgian Dutch reference
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to lie, to be lying
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 lie |
| jij / je | you lie |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) lie |
| u | you (formal) lie |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it lies |
| wij / we | we lie |
| jullie | you (plural) lie |
| zij / ze | they lie |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I lay |
| jij / je | you lay |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) lay |
| u | you (formal) lay |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it lay |
| wij / we | we lay |
| jullie | you (plural) lay |
| zij / ze | they lay |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I lay; I have lain |
| jij / je | you lay; you have lain |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) lay; you (Flemish) have lain |
| u | you (formal) lay; you (formal) have lain |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it lay; he/she/it has lain |
| wij / we | we lay; we have lain |
| jullie | you (plural) lay; you (plural) have lain |
| zij / ze | they lay; they have lain |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had lain |
| jij / je | you had lain |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) had lain |
| u | you (formal) had lain |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it had lain |
| wij / we | we had lain |
| jullie | you (plural) had lain |
| zij / ze | they had lain |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will lie |
| jij / je | you will lie |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will lie |
| u | you (formal) will lie |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will lie |
| wij / we | we will lie |
| jullie | you (plural) will lie |
| zij / ze | they will lie |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have lain |
| jij / je | you will have lain |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will have lain |
| u | you (formal) will have lain |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will have lain |
| wij / we | we will have lain |
| jullie | you (plural) will have lain |
| zij / ze | they will have lain |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to lie |
| jij / je | you are going to lie |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) are going to lie |
| u | you (formal) are going to lie |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it is going to lie |
| wij / we | we are going to lie |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to lie |
| zij / ze | they are going to lie |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would lie |
| jij / je | you would lie |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would lie |
| u | you (formal) would lie |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would lie |
| wij / we | we would lie |
| jullie | you (plural) would lie |
| zij / ze | they would lie |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have lain |
| jij / je | you would have lain |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would have lain |
| u | you (formal) would have lain |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would have lain |
| wij / we | we would have lain |
| jullie | you (plural) would have lain |
| zij / ze | they would have lain |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij / je | lie! |
| gij / ge | lie! (Flemish) |
| u | lie! (formal) |
| jullie | lie! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Belgian Dutch entries.