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### Plural Pronouns

Dutch has three plural subject pronouns:
- **wij** (we)
- **jullie** (you, plural)
- **zij** (they)

Notice that **zij** is used for both "she" and "they". You can tell the difference based on the verb form and context. In spoken Dutch, you will also frequently hear the unstressed forms **we** and **ze**.

### The Verb 'Zijn' (To Be)

Conjugating verbs in the plural is very easy in Dutch. For the verb **zijn** (to be), all three plural pronouns use the exact same form: **zijn**.

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### Asking Questions

Just like with singular verbs, you can turn a sentence into a question simply by swapping the verb and the subject.

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### States and Locations

Here are a few more examples describing how groups of people are feeling and where they are:

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Plural pronouns and 'to be' (wij zijn)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

determiner/pronoun

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Definite articles and gender (de, het)

Indefinite article and formal 'you' (een, u)

Big and small (groot, klein)

The verb 'to have' (hebben)

Basic word order

Numbers 1 to 10 (een, twee, drie)

Verb stems and the 'I' form (ik werk)

Long vowels in verb stems (maken, ik maak)

Short vowels in verb stems (zitten, ik zit)

Present tense singular (-t)

Present tense plural (-en)

Yes/no questions

Question words (wie, wat, waar)

Noun negation (geen)

Plural nouns (-en)

Plural nouns (-s)

Diminutives (-je)

Adjective modifiers (heel, erg, te)

Verb negation (niet)

Singular possessives (mijn, jouw, zijn, haar)

Plural and formal possessives (ons/onze, jullie, hun, uw)

This and these (deze, dit)

That and those (die, dat)

Asking which (welke, welk)

Numbers 11 to 20 (elf, twaalf, dertien...)

Tens and compound numbers (dertig, veertig...)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (eerste, tweede...)

Telling time: hours and half hours (uur, half)

Telling time: quarters (kwart over, kwart voor)

Question words (hoeveel, waarom)

Irregular verbs (doen, gaan, staan, zien, komen)

Adjective endings (+e)

Adjectives with 'het' words

Prepositions of place (uit, bij)

Subject-verb inversion

Time before place

Modal verbs (willen, kunnen)

Modal verbs (moeten, mogen)

The verb bracket

Separable prefix verbs

The imperative mood (kom, luister)

Singular object pronouns (mij, jou, hem, haar)

Plural and formal object pronouns (ons, jullie, hen, u)

Reflexive verbs and pronouns (zich, me, je)

Position of negation (niet)

The present perfect tense with regular verbs (hebben gewerkt)

The present perfect tense with motion verbs (zijn gegaan)

Irregular past participles (gezien, gedaan)

The present continuous (zijn aan het)

There is / there are (er is, er zijn)

Unstressed there (er)

And, but, or (en, maar, of)

Because (want)

Months of the year

Prepositions of time (om, van ... tot)

Greetings and politeness

Conversational glue

Prepositions with days (op)

Prepositions with seasons (in)

Genitive of time ('s morgens, 's nachts)

Adverbs of frequency (altijd, vaak)

The future tense (gaan)

The future tense (zullen)

Separable verbs with auxiliary verbs

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Irregular plurals (-eren)

Complex diminutives (-pje, -etje, -kje)

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Indefinite pronouns (iets, niemand, alles)

Indefinite subject pronoun (je)

Reciprocal pronoun (elkaar)

Comparative adjectives (-er dan)

Comparatives with spelling change (-der)

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Irregular comparisons (beter, meer, minder)

Expressing preference (graag, liever, het liefst)

Equality comparisons (even ... als)

Fixed prepositions

That clauses (dat)

Because clauses (omdat)

If and when clauses (als)

Inversion after clauses

Separable verbs in clauses

Negation in clauses (niet)

Past tense of to be (was / waren)

Past tense of to have (had / hadden)

Past tense of modal verbs (wilde, kon, moest, mocht)

Question	Answer
we	wij
together	samen
We are together.	Wij zijn samen.
they	zij
They are also together.	Zij zijn ook samen.
you (plural)	jullie
young	jong
You are young.	Jullie zijn jong.
old	oud
Are we old?	Zijn wij oud?
The man is also old.	De man is ook oud.
now	nu
at home	thuis
We are at home now.	Wij zijn nu thuis.
The child is also at home now.	Het kind is nu ook thuis.
tired	moe
ready	klaar
You are tired, but we are ready.	Jullie zijn moe, maar wij zijn klaar.
I am a student and I am tired.	Ik ben een student en ik ben moe.
Are they ready?	Zijn zij klaar?
They are not ready.	Zij zijn niet klaar.
We are small, but they are big.	Wij zijn klein, maar zij zijn groot.
happy	blij
The girl is young and happy.	Het meisje is jong en blij.
You are also tired, sir.	U bent ook moe, meneer.
You are happy together.	Jullie zijn samen blij.
we (unstressed form of wij)	we
We are home now.	We zijn nu thuis.
We are tired.	We zijn moe.
they; she (unstressed form of zij) / them (object)	ze
They are at home.	Ze zijn thuis.
She is young.	Ze is jong.