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