Dutch Grammar Quiz: Personal Pronouns (Personaal pronomen)

Practice: Personal Pronouns

Personaal pronomen

Dutch subject pronouns tell you who is performing the action. Several pronouns have a full form (stressed) and a reduced form (unstressed), and choosing between them affects both meaning and word order.

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Key rules for Personal Pronouns

Full vs reduced — when to use which

Use the full form (jij, wij, zij) for emphasis or contrast. In everyday speech, the reduced forms (je, we, ze) are the default.

jij → je after inversion

When the subject jij follows the verb (inversion), it changes to je. At the same time, the verb loses its -t ending.

het as dummy subject

Het is used as a dummy (placeholder) subject for weather, time, and impersonal expressions. There is no real subject — het just fills the position.

Examples

Ik verf de muur. — I am painting the wall.
Jij woont hier al lang. — You have lived here for a long time.
U heeft een mooie woning. — You have a beautiful home.
Hij repareert het dak. — He is repairing the roof.
Zij / Ze hangt de gordijnen op. — She is hanging up the curtains.
Het huis is net gerenoveerd. — The house has just been renovated.

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Practice: Personal Pronouns

Key rules for Personal Pronouns

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