Protecting Your Data
In a world of passwords, servers, and sensitive data, digital privacy is more important than ever. When discussing data protection, you will often need to talk about ownership without specifying exactly whose information it is.
Someone's Data: iemands
The Dutch word for "someone" or "anybody" is iemand. To say "someone's" or "anybody's", simply add an -s to the end, forming iemands.
Just like regular possessive pronouns (such as mijn or zijn), iemands is placed directly in front of the noun it modifies. It does not change form, regardless of the gender or number of the noun.
You will frequently hear this when discussing information that is personal (persoonlijk), sensitive (gevoelig), or private (privé).
Nobody's Business: niemands
Following the exact same rule, the word for "no one" or "nobody" (niemand) becomes niemands by adding an -s.
Securing and Hacking
When navigating the digital world, two essential verbs are beveiligen (to secure) and hacken (to hack).
Even though hacken is a loanword borrowed directly from English, it conjugates exactly like a regular Dutch verb.