Belgian Dutch reference
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to be missing; to lack
Irregular · 9 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 am missing |
| jij / je | you are missing |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) are missing |
| u | you (formal) are missing |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it is missing |
| wij / we | we are missing |
| jullie | you (plural) are missing |
| zij / ze | they are missing |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I was missing |
| jij / je | you were missing |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) were missing |
| u | you (formal) were missing |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it was missing |
| wij / we | we were missing |
| jullie | you (plural) were missing |
| zij / ze | they were missing |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I was missing; I have been missing |
| jij / je | you were missing; you have been missing |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) were missing; you (Flemish) have been missing |
| u | you (formal) were missing; you (formal) have been missing |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it was missing; he/she/it has been missing |
| wij / we | we were missing; we have been missing |
| jullie | you (plural) were missing; you (plural) have been missing |
| zij / ze | they were missing; they have been missing |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had been missing |
| jij / je | you had been missing |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) had been missing |
| u | you (formal) had been missing |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it had been missing |
| wij / we | we had been missing |
| jullie | you (plural) had been missing |
| zij / ze | they had been missing |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will be missing |
| jij / je | you will be missing |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will be missing |
| u | you (formal) will be missing |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will be missing |
| wij / we | we will be missing |
| jullie | you (plural) will be missing |
| zij / ze | they will be missing |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have been missing |
| jij / je | you will have been missing |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will have been missing |
| u | you (formal) will have been missing |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will have been missing |
| wij / we | we will have been missing |
| jullie | you (plural) will have been missing |
| zij / ze | they will have been missing |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to be missing |
| jij / je | you are going to be missing |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) are going to be missing |
| u | you (formal) are going to be missing |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it is going to be missing |
| wij / we | we are going to be missing |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to be missing |
| zij / ze | they are going to be missing |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would be missing |
| jij / je | you would be missing |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would be missing |
| u | you (formal) would be missing |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would be missing |
| wij / we | we would be missing |
| jullie | you (plural) would be missing |
| zij / ze | they would be missing |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have been missing |
| jij / je | you would have been missing |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would have been missing |
| u | you (formal) would have been missing |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would have been missing |
| wij / we | we would have been missing |
| jullie | you (plural) would have been missing |
| zij / ze | they would have been missing |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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