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