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