Dutch reference
geloven
to believe
Regular · 11 form tables
Dutch forms with separate jij and u rows. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I believe |
| jij | you believe |
| u | you (formal) believe |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it believes |
| wij | we believe |
| jullie | you (plural) believe |
| zij | they believe |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I believed |
| jij | you believed |
| u | you (formal) believed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it believed |
| wij | we believed |
| jullie | you (plural) believed |
| zij | they believed |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I believed; I have believed |
| jij | you believed; you have believed |
| u | you (formal) believed; you (formal) have believed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it believed; he/she/it has believed |
| wij | we believed; we have believed |
| jullie | you (plural) believed; you (plural) have believed |
| zij | they believed; they have believed |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had believed |
| jij | you had believed |
| u | you (formal) had believed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had believed |
| wij | we had believed |
| jullie | you (plural) had believed |
| zij | they had believed |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will believe |
| jij | you will believe |
| u | you (formal) will believe |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will believe |
| wij | we will believe |
| jullie | you (plural) will believe |
| zij | they will believe |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to believe |
| jij | you are going to believe |
| u | you (formal) are going to believe |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is going to believe |
| wij | we are going to believe |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to believe |
| zij | they are going to believe |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | do you believe? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have believed |
| jij | you will have believed |
| u | you (formal) will have believed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have believed |
| wij | we will have believed |
| jullie | you (plural) will have believed |
| zij | they will have believed |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would believe |
| jij | you would believe |
| u | you (formal) would believe |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would believe |
| wij | we would believe |
| jullie | you (plural) would believe |
| zij | they would believe |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have believed |
| jij | you would have believed |
| u | you (formal) would have believed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have believed |
| wij | we would have believed |
| jullie | you (plural) would have believed |
| zij | they would have believed |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | believe! |
| u | believe! (formal) |
| jullie | believe! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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