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