Learn those pronounces, in Dutch we use them a lot!
A personal pronounĀ is a word that replaces a noun* or a proper name that identifies a person or thing.
You need to learn the pronounce(s) in order to know how to conjugate a VERB.[*a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things (common noun), or to name a particular one of these (proper noun).]
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The attribute person has three values:
- first person: the speaker.
- second person: the person addressed.
- third person: neither the speaker nor the person addressed, but a third person.
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| Personal Pronounces |
| As a subject in a sentence |
As another phrase |
| ik ( i ) |
mij / meĀ (me) |
| jij / je / u ( you ) |
jou / je / uĀ (you) |
| hijĀ (he) |
hem (him) |
zij / zeĀ (she)
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haar / zeĀ (she)
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**hetĀ ( it or a)
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**hetĀ ( it or a)
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| plural:Ā wij / we (we) |
plural: onsĀ (us) |
| plural:Ā jullie / u (you) |
plural: jullie / uĀ (you) |
| plural:Ā zij / ze ( they or them) |
plural: hen / hun / zeĀ (them or their) |
Examples: That house is his (HEM), They help me when i (IK) have a problem, We (WIJ) are waiting for him.
Ā [**Ā It (HET) can be an article, but it can also be a personal pronoun. If it has a noun after it, it is an article. When it stands alone, it is a personal pronoun.Ā ]
A possessive pronoun (bezittelijk voornaamwoord) indicates who owns something. It always precedes a noun and replaces the article (DE, HET, EEN).
Examples: my (MIJN) room, our (ONS) house, his (ZIJN) new clothes
| Possessive Pronoun |
| ik ( i ) |
mij / meĀ (me) |
mijnĀ |
| jij / je / u ( you ) |
jou / je / uĀ (you) |
jouw / je / uwĀ |
| hijĀ (he) |
hem (him) |
zijnĀ |
| zij / zeĀ (she) |
haar / ze (she) |
haarĀ |
| *het ( it or a) |
*het ( it or a) |
zijnĀ |
| wij / weĀ (we) |
onsĀ (us) |
ons / onzeĀ |
| jullie / uĀ (you) |
jullie / uĀ (you) |
jullie / uwĀ |
| zij / zeĀ ( they or them) |
hen / hun / ze (them or their) |
hunĀ |
IMPORTANT!:
When a sentence revolves around one person, animal or thing, it is said to be singular.
Is it about several people, animals or things? Then it’s about plurality.
The number determines which form of the personal pronoun you use.
singular: ik, jij, je, zij, ze, u, mijn, jouw, je, uw, zijn, haar
plural: wij, we, jullie, zij, ze, ons, onze, jullie, hun |