Belgian Dutch reference
lijken
to seem
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 seem |
| jij / je | you seem |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) seem |
| u | you (formal) seem |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it seems |
| wij / we | we seem |
| jullie | you (plural) seem |
| zij / ze | they seem |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I seemed |
| jij / je | you seemed |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) seemed |
| u | you (formal) seemed |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it seemed |
| wij / we | we seemed |
| jullie | you (plural) seemed |
| zij / ze | they seemed |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I seemed; I have seemed |
| jij / je | you seemed; you have seemed |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) seemed; you (Flemish) have seemed |
| u | you (formal) seemed; you (formal) have seemed |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it seemed; he/she/it has seemed |
| wij / we | we seemed; we have seemed |
| jullie | you (plural) seemed; you (plural) have seemed |
| zij / ze | they seemed; they have seemed |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had seemed |
| jij / je | you had seemed |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) had seemed |
| u | you (formal) had seemed |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it had seemed |
| wij / we | we had seemed |
| jullie | you (plural) had seemed |
| zij / ze | they had seemed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will seem |
| jij / je | you will seem |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will seem |
| u | you (formal) will seem |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will seem |
| wij / we | we will seem |
| jullie | you (plural) will seem |
| zij / ze | they will seem |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have seemed |
| jij / je | you will have seemed |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will have seemed |
| u | you (formal) will have seemed |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will have seemed |
| wij / we | we will have seemed |
| jullie | you (plural) will have seemed |
| zij / ze | they will have seemed |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to seem |
| jij / je | you are going to seem |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) are going to seem |
| u | you (formal) are going to seem |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it is going to seem |
| wij / we | we are going to seem |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to seem |
| zij / ze | they are going to seem |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would seem |
| jij / je | you would seem |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would seem |
| u | you (formal) would seem |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would seem |
| wij / we | we would seem |
| jullie | you (plural) would seem |
| zij / ze | they would seem |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have seemed |
| jij / je | you would have seemed |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would have seemed |
| u | you (formal) would have seemed |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would have seemed |
| wij / we | we would have seemed |
| jullie | you (plural) would have seemed |
| zij / ze | they would have seemed |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij / je | seem! |
| gij / ge | seem! (Flemish) |
| u | seem! (formal) |
| jullie | seem! (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.