Pronouns
Pronouns
| subject |
object |
possessive |
reflexive |
| ik |
mij |
mijn |
me |
| jij |
jou |
jouw |
je |
| u |
u |
uw |
zich |
| hij |
hem |
zijn |
zich |
| zij |
haar |
haar |
zich |
| het |
het |
zijn |
zich |
| wij |
ons |
ons/onze |
ons |
| jullie |
jullie |
jullie |
je |
| zij |
ze - hun |
hun |
zich |
A few notes on this: - Many pronouns have two versions: one for regular use and one to use if the pronoun has a specific emphasis (the 'proper' version):
- mij and mijn are usually me and m'n
- jij, jou and jouw are usually je
(Herinner jij je jouw verjaardag? - Herinner je je je verjaardag?) - zijn is usually z'n
- het is usually 't
- zij is usually ze
- wij is usually we
- The same goes for ze and hun (object, third person plural): normally you would use ze, but if you need a special emphasis, you use hun .
- Officially, for object third person plural ('them') there are two forms: hun and hen. The grammar rules state that
- hen should be used for direct object and after prepositions and
- hun should be used for indirect object.
This is a purely artificial difference though: most Dutch people don't get it right - in colloquial Dutch hun is mostly used for all object forms. - In spoken Dutch, you even hear hun being used as a subject form for third person plural. This is still considered absolutely wrong, though.
- The possessive ons is used for het-nouns (ons huis) and onze for de-nouns (onze tuin).
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 04 February 2010 )
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