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Personal pronouns: Subject forms (I, you, he, she, etc.) |
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Most Dutch personal pronouns are quite straightforward. However, some change shape when they carry the stress in the sentence. For instance. I’ll have a coffee, and you? stresses the you. The Dutch translation requires the stressed form of the pronoun: Ik neem koffie, en jij?
| neutral form | stressed form | English equivalent | | 1st person singular | ik ('k) | ik | I | | 2nd person singular (informal) | je | jij | you (informal) | | 2nd person singular (formal) | u | u | you (formal) | | 3rd person singular (masculine) | hij (ie) | hij | he | | 3rd person singular (feminine) | ze | zij | she | | 3rd person singular | het ('t) | het ('t) | it | | 1st person plural | we | wij | we | | 2nd person plural | jullie | jullie | you (plural informal) | | 3rd person plural | ze | zij | they |
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