Belgian Dutch reference
volhouden
to persevere; to maintain
Irregular · 10 form tables
Dutch as used in Belgium, with separate jij / je, gij / ge and u rows. Alternatives are retained where supplied.
Audio requires a compatible voice in your browser.
Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I persevere |
| jij / je | you persevere |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) persevere |
| u | you (formal) persevere |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it perseveres |
| wij / we | we persevere |
| jullie | you (plural) persevere |
| zij / ze | they persevere |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I persevered |
| jij / je | you persevered |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) persevered |
| u | you (formal) persevered |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it persevered |
| wij / we | we persevered |
| jullie | you (plural) persevered |
| zij / ze | they persevered |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I persevered; I have persevered |
| jij / je | you persevered; you have persevered |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) persevered; you (Flemish) have persevered |
| u | you (formal) persevered; you (formal) have persevered |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it persevered; he/she/it has persevered |
| wij / we | we persevered; we have persevered |
| jullie | you (plural) persevered; you (plural) have persevered |
| zij / ze | they persevered; they have persevered |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had persevered |
| jij / je | you had persevered |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) had persevered |
| u | you (formal) had persevered |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it had persevered |
| wij / we | we had persevered |
| jullie | you (plural) had persevered |
| zij / ze | they had persevered |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will persevere |
| jij / je | you will persevere |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will persevere |
| u | you (formal) will persevere |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will persevere |
| wij / we | we will persevere |
| jullie | you (plural) will persevere |
| zij / ze | they will persevere |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have persevered |
| jij / je | you will have persevered |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will have persevered |
| u | you (formal) will have persevered |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will have persevered |
| wij / we | we will have persevered |
| jullie | you (plural) will have persevered |
| zij / ze | they will have persevered |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to persevere |
| jij / je | you are going to persevere |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) are going to persevere |
| u | you (formal) are going to persevere |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it is going to persevere |
| wij / we | we are going to persevere |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to persevere |
| zij / ze | they are going to persevere |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would persevere |
| jij / je | you would persevere |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would persevere |
| u | you (formal) would persevere |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would persevere |
| wij / we | we would persevere |
| jullie | you (plural) would persevere |
| zij / ze | they would persevere |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have persevered |
| jij / je | you would have persevered |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would have persevered |
| u | you (formal) would have persevered |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would have persevered |
| wij / we | we would have persevered |
| jullie | you (plural) would have persevered |
| zij / ze | they would have persevered |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij / je | persevere! |
| gij / ge | persevere! (Flemish) |
| u | persevere! (formal) |
| jullie | persevere! (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.