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