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