Dutch Personal Pronouns (Subject)

Dutch Personal Pronouns (Subject) (A1)

These words replace nouns (people/things) that are the subject of the verb (the one doing the action).

ik = I
jij / je = you (singular, informal)
Use jij for emphasis, je is more common/neutral.
u = you (singular or plural, formal)
Use u when talking to strangers, older people, officials, or anyone you want to show respect to.
hij = he
zij / ze = she
Use zij for emphasis, ze is more common/neutral.
het = it (used for 'het' nouns)
wij / we = we
Use wij for emphasis, we is more common/neutral.
jullie = you (plural, informal)
zij / ze = they
Use zij for emphasis, ze is more common/neutral.

Examples: