Belgian Dutch reference
praten
to talk
Regular · 11 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 talk |
| jij / je | you talk |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) talk |
| u | you (formal) talk |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it talks |
| wij / we | we talk |
| jullie | you (plural) talk |
| zij / ze | they talk |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I talked |
| jij / je | you talked |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) talked |
| u | you (formal) talked |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it talked |
| wij / we | we talked |
| jullie | you (plural) talked |
| zij / ze | they talked |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I talked; I have talked |
| jij / je | you talked; you have talked |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) talked; you (Flemish) have talked |
| u | you (formal) talked; you (formal) have talked |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it talked; he/she/it has talked |
| wij / we | we talked; we have talked |
| jullie | you (plural) talked; you (plural) have talked |
| zij / ze | they talked; they have talked |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had talked |
| jij / je | you had talked |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) had talked |
| u | you (formal) had talked |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it had talked |
| wij / we | we had talked |
| jullie | you (plural) had talked |
| zij / ze | they had talked |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will talk |
| jij / je | you will talk |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will talk |
| u | you (formal) will talk |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will talk |
| wij / we | we will talk |
| jullie | you (plural) will talk |
| zij / ze | they will talk |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have talked |
| jij / je | you will have talked |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will have talked |
| u | you (formal) will have talked |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will have talked |
| wij / we | we will have talked |
| jullie | you (plural) will have talked |
| zij / ze | they will have talked |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to talk |
| jij / je | you are going to talk |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) are going to talk |
| u | you (formal) are going to talk |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it is going to talk |
| wij / we | we are going to talk |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to talk |
| zij / ze | they are going to talk |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would talk |
| jij / je | you would talk |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would talk |
| u | you (formal) would talk |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would talk |
| wij / we | we would talk |
| jullie | you (plural) would talk |
| zij / ze | they would talk |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have talked |
| jij / je | you would have talked |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would have talked |
| u | you (formal) would have talked |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would have talked |
| wij / we | we would have talked |
| jullie | you (plural) would have talked |
| zij / ze | they would have talked |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij / je | talk! |
| gij / ge | talk! (Flemish) |
| u | talk! (formal) |
| jullie | talk! (plural) |
Constructions
In progress
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am talking |
| jij / je | you are talking |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) are talking |
| u | you (formal) are talking |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it is talking |
| wij / we | we are talking |
| jullie | you (plural) are talking |
| zij / ze | they are talking |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Belgian Dutch entries.