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