Belgian Dutch reference

zwijgen

to be silent

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

zwijgen: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ik	I was silent; I have been silent
jij / je	you were silent; you have been silent
gij / ge	you (Flemish) were silent; you (Flemish) have been silent
u	you (formal) were silent; you (formal) have been silent
hij / zij / het	he/she/it was silent; he/she/it has been silent
wij / we	we were silent; we have been silent
jullie	you (plural) were silent; you (plural) have been silent
zij / ze	they were silent; they have been silent

zwijgen: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ik	I will have been silent
jij / je	you will have been silent
gij / ge	you (Flemish) will have been silent
u	you (formal) will have been silent
hij / zij / het	he/she/it will have been silent
wij / we	we will have been silent
jullie	you (plural) will have been silent
zij / ze	they will have been silent

zwijgen: Future (gaan)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ik	I am going to be silent
jij / je	you are going to be silent
gij / ge	you (Flemish) are going to be silent
u	you (formal) are going to be silent
hij / zij / het	he/she/it is going to be silent
wij / we	we are going to be silent
jullie	you (plural) are going to be silent
zij / ze	they are going to be silent

zwijgen: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ik	I would have been silent
jij / je	you would have been silent
gij / ge	you (Flemish) would have been silent
u	you (formal) would have been silent
hij / zij / het	he/she/it would have been silent
wij / we	we would have been silent
jullie	you (plural) would have been silent
zij / ze	they would have been silent

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