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