The English reciprocal pronouns are 'each other' and 'one another'. In Dutch we have three reciprocal pronouns:
| English
| Dutch
| Application
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| each other
| elkaar
| most common
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| elkander
| formal
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| mekaar
| informal, colloquial
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Examples
| We hebben elkaar net gesproken.
| We just spoke to each other.
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| Belooft u trouw aan elkander tot de dood u scheidt?
| Do you promise to be faithful to each other until death parts you?
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| Ze hebben mekaar toch?
| They have each other, don't they?
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'Mekaar' is also used in the Dutch expression "hij heeft het goed voor mekaar", meaning "he really made it (materially)".
Possessive reciprocal pronoun
To turn the reciprocal pronoun into a possessive pronoun, we simply add –s:
| Ze hebben elkaars huiswerk gemaakt.
| They made each other's homework.
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| We moeten elkanders privacy respecteren.
| We have to respect each other's privacy.
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| Hebben jullie mekaars telefoonnummers al?
| Do you already have each other's phone numbers?
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