Belgian Dutch reference

schrijven

to write

Irregular · 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

schrijven: Present
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI write
jij / jeyou write
gij / geyou (Flemish) write
uyou (formal) write
hij / zij / hethe/she/it writes
wij / wewe write
jullieyou (plural) write
zij / zethey write

Simple past

schrijven: Simple past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI wrote
jij / jeyou wrote
gij / geyou (Flemish) wrote
uyou (formal) wrote
hij / zij / hethe/she/it wrote
wij / wewe wrote
jullieyou (plural) wrote
zij / zethey wrote

Compound past

schrijven: Compound past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI wrote; I have written
jij / jeyou wrote; you have written
gij / geyou (Flemish) wrote; you (Flemish) have written
uyou (formal) wrote; you (formal) have written
hij / zij / hethe/she/it wrote; he/she/it has written
wij / wewe wrote; we have written
jullieyou (plural) wrote; you (plural) have written
zij / zethey wrote; they have written

Past perfect

schrijven: Past perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI had written
jij / jeyou had written
gij / geyou (Flemish) had written
uyou (formal) had written
hij / zij / hethe/she/it had written
wij / wewe had written
jullieyou (plural) had written
zij / zethey had written

Future

schrijven: Future
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI will write
jij / jeyou will write
gij / geyou (Flemish) will write
uyou (formal) will write
hij / zij / hethe/she/it will write
wij / wewe will write
jullieyou (plural) will write
zij / zethey will write

Future perfect

schrijven: Future perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI will have written
jij / jeyou will have written
gij / geyou (Flemish) will have written
uyou (formal) will have written
hij / zij / hethe/she/it will have written
wij / wewe will have written
jullieyou (plural) will have written
zij / zethey will have written

Future (gaan)

schrijven: Future (gaan)
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI am going to write
jij / jeyou are going to write
gij / geyou (Flemish) are going to write
uyou (formal) are going to write
hij / zij / hethe/she/it is going to write
wij / wewe are going to write
jullieyou (plural) are going to write
zij / zethey are going to write

Conditional

Conditional

schrijven: Conditional
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI would write
jij / jeyou would write
gij / geyou (Flemish) would write
uyou (formal) would write
hij / zij / hethe/she/it would write
wij / wewe would write
jullieyou (plural) would write
zij / zethey would write

Conditional perfect

schrijven: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI would have written
jij / jeyou would have written
gij / geyou (Flemish) would have written
uyou (formal) would have written
hij / zij / hethe/she/it would have written
wij / wewe would have written
jullieyou (plural) would have written
zij / zethey would have written

Imperative

Imperative

schrijven: Imperative
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jij / jewrite!
gij / gewrite! (Flemish)
uwrite! (formal)
julliewrite! (plural)

Constructions

In progress

schrijven: In progress
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI am writing
jij / jeyou are writing
gij / geyou (Flemish) are writing
uyou (formal) are writing
hij / zij / hethe/she/it is writing
wij / wewe are writing
jullieyou (plural) are writing
zij / zethey are writing

Additional forms

Infinitive with te
Present participle
Past participle

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