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