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Personal pronouns
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English version by Bieneke Berendsen :: other languages
Just like in English, we have different pronouns for subjects and objects.

Subject pronouns

Ik werk in een supermarkt. I work at a supermarket.
We komen te laat! We are running late!
Hij is vegetariër. He is a vegetarian.

Object pronouns

The good news for those who are studying Dutch is that you do not have to distinguish between direct and indirect object pronouns (like, for example, in German).

Ik hoorde hem op de radio. I heard him on the radio.
Heb je ze niet gezien? Haven't you seen them?
Dat heb je aan mij beloofd. You promised that to me.

As you can see, the Dutch use their personal pronouns in pretty much the same way as the English. The Dutch, however, use different words for stressed and unstressed pronouns. As a result, several pronouns have two versions: a stressed an unstressed version. This will be outlined on the following pages.
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