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