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Learning the Dutch Pronouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Dutch language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Dutch.
Dutch pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject).
In English personal pronouns are (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they), and (me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them), In Dutch, the personal pronouns are:
ik… (I), jij… (you), hij… (he), zij… (she),
wij… (we), jullie… (you plural.), zij… (they)
Examples: ik leer (I learn), jij leert (you learn), hij leert (he learns), zij leert (she learns), U leert (you learn [polite]), wij leren (we learn), jullie leren (you learn [plural]), zij leren (they learn),
Indirect Object Pronouns:
Indirect object pronouns are words that replace the indirect object, which is usually a person.
Mij/me (me), jou/je (you), hem (him), haar (her), u (formal), ons (us), jullie (you), hen (them):
Examples: Geef me het boek (give me the book). Ik hou van jou. (I love you). [verb “houden van”]
Possessive Pronouns:
Mijn (mine), jouw (yours), zijn / haar (his, hers), ons (ours), jullie (yours), hun (theirs).
Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Dutch Pronouns |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | Voornaamwoorden |
| I | ik |
| you | jij/je/u (formal) |
| he | hij |
| she | zij/ze |
| we | wij/we |
| they | zij |
| me | mij/me |
| you | jou/uw (formal) |
| him | hem |
| her | haar |
| us | ons |
| them | hen |
| my | mijn |
| your | jouw/uw (formal) |
| his | zijn |
| her | haar |
| our | onze |
| their | hun |
| mine | van mij |
| yours | van jou/van u (formal) |
| his | van hem |
| hers | van haar |
| ours | van ons |
| theirs | van hun |
Notice the structure of the Pronouns in Dutch.
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Dutch placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Dutch vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Dutch Pronouns |
|---|---|
| I speak | ik spreek |
| you speak | jij/je spreekt |
| he speaks | hij spreekt |
| she speaks | zij/ze spreekt |
| we speak | wij/we spreken |
| they speak | zij/ze spreken |
| give me | geef me |
| give you | geef je/geven u (formal) |
| give him | geef hem |
| give her | geef haar |
| give us | geef ons |
| give them | geef hen/geef ze |
| my book | mijn boek |
| your book | jouw boek/uw boek (formal) |
| his book | zijn boek |
| her book | haar boek |
| our book | ons boek |
| their book | hun boek |
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