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