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