Watch and read: personal pronouns
pronomen | pronoun |
ik | I |
jij/je-u | you |
hij-zij/ze-het | he-she-it |
wij/we | we |
jullie | you |
zij/ze | they |
U is used as a polite form to casual acquaintances, strangers, superiors and in general to persons a generation older.Emphasis
Some pronouns have an emphatic or stressed form, as well as a non-stressed form.
For example: jij versus je.
Jij is the stressed form, the je non-stressed.For example
Hoe oud ben je? | How old are you? |
Ik ben twintig. En jij? | I am twenty. And you? |
Ze woont in Toronto. | She lives in Toronto. (the emphasis is on Toronto) |
Zij woont in Toronto. | She lives in Toronto. (the emphasis is on she) |
We wonen nu hier. | We live here now. |
Wij wonen nu hier. | We live here now. |
Waar wonen ze? | Where do they live? |
Waar wonen zij? | Where do they live? |
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