Dutch vocabulary: Pronouns & Grammar

65 Dutch words for pronouns & grammar, from A1 to C2 — each one checked in Wiktionary, with de or het for nouns, the plural, the pronunciation and a recording from Wikimedia Commons.

Level A1

ik/ɪk/pronI
jij/jɛi̯/pronyou
hij/ɦɛi̯/pronhe
naar/naːr/prepositionto, towards in time, space, consequence, purpose etc.
en/ɛn/conjand
mijn/mɛi̯n/detmy
jouw/jɑu̯/detyour
van/vɑn/prepositionof
zijn/zɛi̯n/dethis
hun/ɦʏn/dettheir
wij/ʋɛi̯/pronwe
kunnen/ˈkʏnə(n)/verbconjugation →can
met/mɛt/prepositionwith, along with
zij/zɛi̯/pronshe
als/ɑ(l)s/conjif, when
haar/ɦaːr/dether
hem/ɦɛm/pronhim
hoe/ɦu/adverbhow
ons/ɔns/detour
wanneer/ʋɑˈneːr/adverbwhen
ander/ˈɑn.dər/adjectiveother
moeten/ˈmutə(n)/verbconjugation →should, be meant to, be supposed to
over/ˈoː.vər/adverbover, above
voor/voːr/prepositionfor
door/doːr/adverbthrough
niet/nit/adverbnot, no
sinds/sɪn(t)s/conjsince
totdat/tɔˈdɑt/conjuntil, till
onder/ˈɔndər/adverbunder, downwards
tijdens/ˈtɛi̯də(n)s/prepositionduring
of/ɔf/conjwhether, if

Level A2

mezelf/məˈzɛlf/pronmyself
iemand/ˈi.mɑnt/pronsomeone
iedereenproneveryone
niemand/ˈni.mɑnt/pronnobody, no one
iets/its/pronsomething
alles/ˈɑləs/proneverything
niets/nits/pronnothing
elk/ɛlk/deteach
weinig/ˈʋɛi̯nəx/detlittle, few, not much, not many
veel/veːl/detmany, much, a lot of
onszelfpronourselves
rond/rɔnt/prepositionaround
naast/naːst/prepositionbeside, next to
boven/ˈboː.və(n)/adverbabove
tussen/ˈtʏsə(n)/prepositionbetween
wie/ʋi/pronwho, whom
hoewelconjthough, although
noch/nɔx/conjnor
zonder/ˈzɔn.dər/prepositionwithout
maar/maːr/conjbut
omdat/ɔmˈdɑt/conjbecause

Level B1

jezelfpronyourself
welke/ˈʋɛlkə/pronwhich
tegen/ˈteː.ɣə(n)/prepositionagainst
langs/lɑŋs/prepositionalong, alongside
voorbij/voːrˈbɛi̯/prepositionpast, beyond
ondanks/ˈɔnˌdɑŋks/prepositiondespite, in spite of
behalve/bəˈɦɑl.və/prepositionexcept
tenzij/ˈtɛnˌzɛi̯/conjunless
mogen/ˈmoːɣə(n)/verbconjugation →may, can, be allowed to
zullen/ˈzʏ.lə(n)/verbconjugation →used to indicate intent or disposition to perform an…
terwijl/tɛrˈʋɛi̯l/conjwhereas

Level B2

op/ɔp/prepositionon, upon

Level C2

waarheen/ʋaːrˈɦeːn/adverbwhither, to where

In real sentences

Example sentences and their English from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Ik hou van jou.I love you.
Jij was er niet.You weren't there.
De stoel is duur omdat hij van glas is gemaakt.The chair is expensive because it is made of glass.
De oude man en de zee.The Old Man and the Sea.

Questions

How do you say “I” in Dutch?

ik (/ɪk/) — Wiktionary glosses it as I.

How do you say “you” in Dutch?

jij (/jɛi̯/) — Wiktionary glosses it as you.

How do you say “he” in Dutch?

hij (/ɦɛi̯/) — Wiktionary glosses it as he.

Guides with audio

Recordings

GerardM, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): ik, jij, naar, mijn, jouw, van, zijn, wij, met, zij, als, haar, hoe, ons, wanneer, ander, over, voor, door, niet, onder, iemand, iets, weinig, veel, naast, boven, tussen, wie, hoewel, noch, zonder, maar, omdat, tegen, ondanks, tenzij, op.

NlJcwf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): hij.

NlJcwf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): en.

GerardM, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): hun, sinds, of, behalve, terwijl.

Marcel coenders, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): kunnen, hem, moeten, totdat, tijdens, mezelf, iedereen, niemand, alles, niets, elk, onszelf, rond, jezelf, welke, langs, voorbij, mogen, zullen, waarheen.

Words, de/het, plurals, IPA, English glosses and example sentences: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org. Recordings: Wikimedia Commons contributors, credited under Recordings. Selection by topic: 16Word.

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