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