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