5 exercises
Ik, jij, hij, zij
Personal pronouns
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The rule
Personal pronouns stand in for a name. These are the forms at the start of a sentence:
- ik (I)
- jij / je (you, informal) and u (you, polite)
- hij (he), zij / ze (she), het (it)
- wij / we (we)
- jullie (you, more than one person)
- zij / ze (they)
The short forms je, ze, we are very common when the word has no stress.
- Right: Ik heet Sara.My name is Sara.
- Right: Hij woont in Amsterdam.He lives in Amsterdam.
- Right: Wij komen uit Syrië.We come from Syria.
Jij or u?
Use jij with friends, family, children and colleagues. Use u with people you don't know, older people, and at the gemeente or the doctor. The verb after u looks like the verb after jij: u woont, jij woont.
- Right: Hoe heet u?What is your name? (polite)
- Right: Hoe heet jij?What is your name? (informal)
Exercises
Exercise 1 of 5
Which word replaces 'Anna'?