het

From Middle Dutch dat, which was contracted to 't in usual speech. This form was later interpreted as being the same as the neuter pronoun het (etymology 2, see below), which was contracted in the same way. This then led to the modern merge with het, which some might see as being unetymological.

het boek

het meisje


het

Jersey Dutch: hät, it

From Middle Dutch het, hit, from Old Dutch it, hit, from Proto-Germanic *it, *hit.

1) Not as common in written language.2) Inflected as an adjective.3) In prescriptivist use

used only as direct object.4) In prescriptivist use

used only as indirect object.5) Archaic. Nowadays used for formal

and in fixed expressions.6) To differentiate from the singular gij

gelle and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ().

7) Zich is preferred if the reflexive pronoun immediately follows the subject pronoun u

and if the subject pronoun u is used with a verb form that is identical with the third person singular but different from the informal second person singular

e.g. U heeft zich aangemeld. 'You have logged in.' Only u can be used in an imperative if the subject pronoun is not overt

where u is the reflexive pronoun. Otherwise

Het is een mooi huis, maar een beetje klein.

it; third-person singular, neuter, subjective

Kun je het goed zien?

Ik doe het als jij het wilt.

I'll do it if you want it. (i.e. "if you want me to")

Het katje heeft honger, geef het een boterham.

The kitty is hungry, give it a sandwich.

it; third-person singular, neuter, objective

Het is laat.

Het regent alweer.

Hoe gaat het?


ik

ik (first-person personal pronoun singular stressed subjective)
'k (first-person personal pronoun singular subjective unstressed)
mij (first-person objective personal pronoun singular stressed)
me (first-person objective personal pronoun singular unstressed)
mijn (first-person personal possessive pronoun singular stressed)
m'n (first-person personal possessive pronoun singular unstressed)
mijne (first-person personal possessive predicative pronoun)
me (first-person personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive)
mijner (archaic first-person genitive personal predicative pronoun)
mijns (archaic first-person genitive personal predicative pronoun)
jij (personal pronoun second-person singular stressed subjective)
je (personal pronoun second-person singular subjective unstressed)
jou (objective personal pronoun second-person singular stressed)
je (objective personal pronoun second-person singular unstressed)
jouw (personal possessive pronoun second-person singular stressed)
je (personal possessive pronoun second-person singular unstressed)
jouwe (personal possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
je (personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
jouwer (archaic genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
jouws (archaic genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
gij (archaic dialectal personal pronoun second-person singular stressed subjective)
ge (archaic dialectal personal pronoun second-person singular subjective unstressed)
u (archaic dialectal objective personal pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uw (archaic dialectal personal possessive pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uwe (archaic dialectal personal possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
u (archaic dialectal personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic dialectal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic dialectal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
u (formal personal pronoun second-person singular stressed subjective)
u (formal objective personal pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uw (formal personal possessive pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uwe (formal personal possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
u (formal personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
zich (formal personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic formal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic formal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
hij (masculine personal pronoun singular stressed subjective third-person)
ie (masculine personal pronoun singular subjective third-person unstressed)
hem (masculine objective personal pronoun singular stressed third-person)
'm (masculine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijn (masculine personal possessive pronoun singular stressed third-person)
z'n (masculine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijne (masculine personal possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (masculine personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
zijner (archaic genitive masculine personal predicative pronoun third-person)
zijns (archaic genitive masculine personal predicative pronoun third-person)
zij (feminine personal pronoun singular stressed subjective third-person)
ze (feminine personal pronoun singular subjective third-person unstressed)
haar (feminine objective personal pronoun singular stressed third-person)
h'r (feminine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
'r (feminine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
d'r (feminine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
haar (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular stressed third-person)
h'r (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
'r (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
d'r (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
hare (feminine personal possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (feminine personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
harer (archaic feminine genitive personal predicative pronoun third-person)
haars (archaic feminine genitive personal predicative pronoun third-person)
het (neuter personal pronoun singular stressed subjective third-person)
't (neuter personal pronoun singular subjective third-person unstressed)
het (neuter objective personal pronoun singular stressed third-person)
't (neuter objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijn (neuter personal possessive pronoun singular stressed third-person)
z'n (neuter personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijne (neuter personal possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (neuter personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
zijner (archaic genitive neuter personal predicative pronoun third-person)
zijns (archaic genitive neuter personal predicative pronoun third-person)
wij (first-person personal plural pronoun stressed)
we (first-person personal plural pronoun unstressed)
ons (first-person personal plural pronoun stressed)
onze (first-person personal plural pronoun stressed)
onze (first-person personal plural possessive predicative pronoun)
ons (first-person personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive)
onzer (archaic first-person genitive personal plural predicative pronoun)
onzes (archaic first-person genitive personal plural predicative pronoun)
jullie (personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
je (personal plural pronoun second-person unstressed)
je (personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
gij (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
ge (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person unstressed)
u (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uw (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uwe (archaic dialectal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
u (archaic dialectal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic dialectal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic dialectal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
u (formal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uw (formal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uwe (formal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
u (formal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
zich (formal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic formal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic formal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
zij (personal plural pronoun stressed third-person)
ze (personal plural pronoun third-person unstressed)
hen (personal plural pronoun stressed third-person)
hun (personal plural pronoun stressed third-person)
hunne (personal plural possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
hunner (archaic genitive personal plural predicative pronoun third-person)
huns (archaic genitive personal plural predicative pronoun third-person)

Afrikaans: ek

Berbice Creole Dutch: eke

Jersey Dutch: äk

Petjo: ik

Skepi Creole Dutch: ek

From Middle Dutch ic, from Old Dutch ik, from Proto-West Germanic *ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Compare Low German ik, West Frisian ik, German ich, English I, Danish jeg.
See I (English, etymology 3).

I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

Etymological Dictionary of the German Language

de:Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache


dat

Petjo: dat

Skepi Creole Dutch: dat

From Middle Dutch dat, from Old Dutch that, from Proto-Germanic *þat, neuter form of *sa.
Cognate with German das, English that.

Wat is dat?

neuter singular of die
(demonstrative) that, that there


die

head

die m or f or pl (distal demonstrative, neuter dat)

From Middle Dutch die, a merger of Old Dutch thie, thē, thia, thiu and similar forms of the demonstrative. As in Old High German ther, der it replaced the original masculine and feminine nominative forms from Proto-Germanic *sa.

Die vrouw vraagt als iemand aardvruchten wil kopen.

A woman is asking if anyone wants to buy root vegetables.

Ik heb die wagen geslagen.

(Suriname, colloquial) a certain, a particular; some; this; referring to a thing or a person invisible or unknown to the audience.


hij

Afrikaans: hy

Javindo: hij, gij

Jersey Dutch: hai, he

Petjo: hij

From Middle Dutch hi, from Old Dutch hie, hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz. Doublet of ie.

Hij loopt.

De tafel is duur omdat hij van glas is gemaakt.

The table is expensive because it is made of glass.

Third-person singular, masculine, subjective: he


men

From Middle Dutch men, an unstressed variety of man (“man”). Accordingly, originally pronounced with [ə]; now predominantly with a full vowel [ɛ], a spelling pronunciation common especially in those areas where the word is chiefly literary. Compare German man, Middle English men (indefinite pronoun).

Men zegt dat...

Men weet nooit wat er gaat gebeuren.

(indefinite, subject) one, you, they, everyone; humanity, (the) people, the public opinion


wij

Jersey Dutch: wāi

Negerhollands: wellie

From Middle Dutch wi, from Old Dutch wī, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.
Compare Low German wi, West Frisian wy, German wir, English we, Danish vi.

personal pronoun
personal pronoun#English

the first-person plural personal pronoun; refers to the speakers; we


haar

Afrikaans: haar

From Middle Dutch haer, from Old Dutch hiro, from Proto-Germanic *hezōi.

Ik zeg het tegen haar (1), maar je kunt haar (2) beter nog een mailtje sturen.

(1) accusative personal pronoun, (2) dative personal pronoun

I’ll mention it to her, but you’d better send her a mail as well.

(personal) third-person singular, feminine object pronoun: her


we

Jersey Dutch: wê


me

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling


du

From Middle Dutch du, from Old Dutch thū, from Proto-West Germanic *þū, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Sy roept, du bist een slaef, in mijne dienst gebonden

1620, Jacob Cats, Velt-teycken, alle eerbare jonge lieden toegeeygent:

She calls, thou art a slave, bound to my service

Soo leyt dyn memmetje dy in dyn wiechje te rust.

1625, Joost van den Vondel, Wiech-liedt:

So thy mama lays thee to rest in thy cradle.

(obsolete or dialectal) Second-person singular informal pronoun; thou


u

Originally the dative and accusative form of jij/gij, from Middle Dutch u, from Old Dutch iu, from Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz, from Proto-Germanic *iwwiz, West Germanic variant of *izwiz, dative/accusative of *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́. Doublet of jou.
The use as a nominative form is linked to the polite address uwe edelheid (“your nobility, your gentility”), which was shortened to U E. in writing and at times accordingly pronounced /yˈ(w)eː/. It is debated, however, whether this was the actual cause of the development or whether it merely reinforced it. Compare English you, which was originally an object form, as well as Afrikaans ons and nonstandard Dutch hun.
Cognate with West Frisian jo, Low German jo, ju, English you, German euch.

U meldt u/zich aan.

Meld u aan!

(reflexive pronoun, formal second-person singular) yourself (polite)

U meldt u/zich aan.

Meld u aan!

(reflexive pronoun, formal second-person plural) yourselves (polite)

Gij hebt u niet gewassen.

(reflexive pronoun, second-person singular) thyself (dialectal)

Wast u eens.

(reflexive pronoun, second-person plural) yourselves (dialectal)


u

The twenty-first letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.


ons

nl-noun

ons n (plural onsen or onzen, diminutive onsje n)

onsen (plural)
onzen (plural)
onsje (diminutive neuter)

→ Caribbean Javanese: os

→ Japanese: オンス

→ Papiamentu: òns

From Middle Dutch unce (1240), borrowed from Latin uncia (a twelfth of a pound) probably via Old French once.


wat

Berbice Creole Dutch: wa, wati

Javindo: wat

Jersey Dutch: wāt, wot

Negerhollands: wat, awa, wa

Petjo: wat

Skepi Creole Dutch: what

From Middle Dutch wat, from Old Dutch wat, from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, *kʷod, compare West Frisian wat, English what, German was, Danish hvad.

(1) Wat is dat?

(2) Wat wil je doen?

(interrogative) what: e.g. (1) asking for a subject complement; (2) asking for a sentence object


je

Jersey Dutch: je

Je mag hier niet zwemmen.

In dat restaurant kun je heerlijk eten.

There is great food to be had in that restaurant.

„Als je als directeur ondernemend van aard bent en je kunt goed leidinggeven, dan ben je natuurlijk wel gelukkig met meer vrijheid. Maar dat geldt voor veel directeuren niet.(...)"

1995 May 23, Marleen Barth, “'Politiek moet leren luisteren naar scholen' ['Politicians must learn to listen to schools']”, in Trouw, page 4:

"If a headteacher is entrepreneurial by nature and if he or she is a good manager, they'll obviously be happy with more freedom. But this does not apply to many headteachers.(...)"

(indefinite personal pronoun, informal) one, people, you, someone, anyone; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object)


wie

Afrikaans: wie

Berbice Creole Dutch: wi

Jersey Dutch: wî

Negerhollands: wie, awi, awidi, widi

From Middle Dutch wie, from Old Dutch wie, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos.

Wie is daar?

Wie heb jij gezien?

(interrogative, subjective or objective) who, whom

Wie dit leest is geletterd.

De receptionist aan wie ik het pakket heb afgegeven, werkte er pas net.

The receptionist to whom I handed over the parcel had only recently started working there.

(relative, subjective or objective) who, whom; the one who, whoever


'm

Hij heeft 'm neergeschoten.


ie

(obsolete) ever, sometime, at some point


a

The first letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.


U

the twenty-first letter of the Dutch alphabet


wien

Wien Neerlandsch bloed in de aders vloeit, / Van vreemde smetten vrij, ...

[He] to whom Dutch blood is flowing in the veins, / Free of foreign blemishes, ... (Dutch national anthem from 1815 to 1932)

(interrogative and relative, objective, archaic) (for addressing a masculine person) whom


alles

Jersey Dutch: ālles, âlles

From Middle Dutch alles, genitive of al. The use as a case-neutral form may have been reinforced by German alles, from a merger of Middle High German alles (genitive) and allez (nominative and accusative). Note, however, that Dutch iets (“something”) and niets (“nothing”) are also genitives, as is German nichts. Moreover, the form alles is also used in western German dialects where it cannot go back to a nominative/accusative form, e.g. Luxembourgish alles.


deze

head

deze m or f or pl (proximal demonstrative, neuter dit)

deze boom

deze vrouw

(singular) this; referring to a thing or a person closer by.


niets

From Middle Dutch niets, from Old Dutch niewihts, niewehts, partitive genitive of niewiht (whence modern niet). Cognate with German nichts. By surface analysis, n- + iets or niet + -s.


dou

(Holland, dialectal, colloquial) Obsolete form of du.


jullie

jullie (unstressed form je, reflexive form je, possessive form jullie, unstressed possessive form je)

je (unstressed)
je (reflexive)
form jullie (possessive)
form je (possessive unstressed)
ik (first-person personal pronoun singular stressed subjective)
'k (first-person personal pronoun singular subjective unstressed)
mij (first-person objective personal pronoun singular stressed)
me (first-person objective personal pronoun singular unstressed)
mijn (first-person personal possessive pronoun singular stressed)
m'n (first-person personal possessive pronoun singular unstressed)
mijne (first-person personal possessive predicative pronoun)
me (first-person personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive)
mijner (archaic first-person genitive personal predicative pronoun)
mijns (archaic first-person genitive personal predicative pronoun)
jij (personal pronoun second-person singular stressed subjective)
je (personal pronoun second-person singular subjective unstressed)
jou (objective personal pronoun second-person singular stressed)
je (objective personal pronoun second-person singular unstressed)
jouw (personal possessive pronoun second-person singular stressed)
je (personal possessive pronoun second-person singular unstressed)
jouwe (personal possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
je (personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
jouwer (archaic genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
jouws (archaic genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
gij (archaic dialectal personal pronoun second-person singular stressed subjective)
ge (archaic dialectal personal pronoun second-person singular subjective unstressed)
u (archaic dialectal objective personal pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uw (archaic dialectal personal possessive pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uwe (archaic dialectal personal possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
u (archaic dialectal personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic dialectal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic dialectal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
u (formal personal pronoun second-person singular stressed subjective)
u (formal objective personal pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uw (formal personal possessive pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uwe (formal personal possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
u (formal personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
zich (formal personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic formal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic formal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
hij (masculine personal pronoun singular stressed subjective third-person)
ie (masculine personal pronoun singular subjective third-person unstressed)
hem (masculine objective personal pronoun singular stressed third-person)
'm (masculine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijn (masculine personal possessive pronoun singular stressed third-person)
z'n (masculine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijne (masculine personal possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (masculine personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
zijner (archaic genitive masculine personal predicative pronoun third-person)
zijns (archaic genitive masculine personal predicative pronoun third-person)
zij (feminine personal pronoun singular stressed subjective third-person)
ze (feminine personal pronoun singular subjective third-person unstressed)
haar (feminine objective personal pronoun singular stressed third-person)
h'r (feminine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
'r (feminine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
d'r (feminine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
haar (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular stressed third-person)
h'r (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
'r (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
d'r (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
hare (feminine personal possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (feminine personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
harer (archaic feminine genitive personal predicative pronoun third-person)
haars (archaic feminine genitive personal predicative pronoun third-person)
het (neuter personal pronoun singular stressed subjective third-person)
't (neuter personal pronoun singular subjective third-person unstressed)
het (neuter objective personal pronoun singular stressed third-person)
't (neuter objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijn (neuter personal possessive pronoun singular stressed third-person)
z'n (neuter personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijne (neuter personal possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (neuter personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
zijner (archaic genitive neuter personal predicative pronoun third-person)
zijns (archaic genitive neuter personal predicative pronoun third-person)
wij (first-person personal plural pronoun stressed)
we (first-person personal plural pronoun unstressed)
ons (first-person personal plural pronoun stressed)
onze (first-person personal plural pronoun stressed)
onze (first-person personal plural possessive predicative pronoun)
ons (first-person personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive)
onzer (archaic first-person genitive personal plural predicative pronoun)
onzes (archaic first-person genitive personal plural predicative pronoun)
jullie (personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
je (personal plural pronoun second-person unstressed)
je (personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
gij (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
ge (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person unstressed)
u (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uw (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uwe (archaic dialectal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
u (archaic dialectal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic dialectal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic dialectal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
u (formal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uw (formal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uwe (formal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
u (formal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
zich (formal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic formal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic formal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
zij (personal plural pronoun stressed third-person)
ze (personal plural pronoun third-person unstressed)
hen (personal plural pronoun stressed third-person)
hun (personal plural pronoun stressed third-person)
hunne (personal plural possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
hunner (archaic genitive personal plural predicative pronoun third-person)
huns (archaic genitive personal plural predicative pronoun third-person)

Afrikaans: julle

Jersey Dutch: jœlli

desc

Negerhollands: jen, jin, jini, jellie, jender

Petjo: goelie, joelie, jelui

From earlier jelui, from jij (“you”) and lui (“people”).

Zijn jullie klaar?


gij

From Middle Dutch gī, ghi, from Old Dutch gī, from Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *jīz, Northwest Germanic variant of *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́. Doublet of jij.
Compare also Low German ji, jie, English ye, German ihr.

Motte gij nog een pilske?

Gij zult niet doden.

Ik eindig tenslotte met de wens, dat gij, die deze geluidsfilm hoort en ziet, dat ons volk met al de voldoening die hierbij mogelijk is, terug zal kunnen zien op de nationale inzameling, tot beloning van hen die er de omvangrijke uitvoering van verrichten, en tot de dankbaarheid van degenen die het allerzwaarst lijden onder de algemene nood.^([sic])

1933, “Tussen hoop en vrees” (0:10:37 from the start), in Andere Tijden, spoken by Juliana of the Netherlands, published 2011 via VPRO, retrieved 2024-07-16:

I will conclude, finally, by wishing that ye who hear and see this sound film, that our people will be able to look back on the national fundraising with all the satisfaction that could be possible in doing so, to the reward of those who carry out its extensive implementation and to the gratitude of those who suffer most severely from the general distress.

Gij rukt niet op om aan dit land den oorlog te brengen, maar om het de vrede te hergeven.

1947, J.A.A. van Doorn, quoting Simon Spoor, [untitled address to Dutch troops], quoted in Gevangen in de tijd. Over generaties en hun geschiedenis, Amsterdam: Boom, published 2002, →ISBN, page 28:

You are not advancing to bring war to this country, but to restore peace to it.

De Regering (...) wil bevorderen dat de kritische belangstelling, die bij velen voor het openbaar gebeuren bestaat, zich positief kan richten op het vervullen der taken, waarvoor ons volk zich gesteld ziet. Dit zal alleen mogelijk zijn als Gij, leden van de volksvertegenwoordiging, in voortdurend contact met ons volk in al zijn geledingen, daaraan Uw medewerking verleent.

1966 September 20, “Troonrede 1966 [Speech from the throne 1966]”, in Parlement.com, retrieved 2023-10-03:

The Government (...) wants to promote that the critical interest in public affairs, which exists among many, can focus positively on the fulfilment of the tasks facing our people. This will only be possible if Ye, members of parliament, in constant contact with our people in all its parts, lend your cooperation to this.


dij

From Middle Dutch dî, from Old Dutch thī, from Proto-Germanic *þiz.

(archaic or obsolete, personal pronoun) Second-person singular, objective: thee


niemand

Afrikaans: niemand

From Middle Dutch nieman, from Old Dutch nieman. Equivalent to n- + iemand.

Niemand weet, niemand weet, dat ik Repelsteeltje heet.

Nobody knows, nobody knows, that I am called Rumpelstiltskin.


allemaal

Afrikaans: almal

Berbice Creole Dutch: alma

Negerhollands: allemaal, alma, almael

Skepi Creole Dutch: alma

→ Sranan Tongo: alamala

From earlier altemaal, from Middle Dutch altemȃle (“all at once; altogether”). Compare helemaal and German allemal.

inh

We doen het allemaal.

We doen het allemaal.


van alles en nog wat

Literally, “[some] of everything and then some”.

lit

Ik heb de afgelopen twee jaar van alles en nog wat geprobeerd.

The last two years I have tried everything and then some.

all kinds of things, all sorts of things


niks

nl-adj

niks (used only predicatively, comparative meer niks, superlative meest niks)

meer niks (comparative)
meest niks (superlative)

Probably from colloquial and dialectal German nix.

Jij mag deze schilderijen geweldig vinden, maar voor mij is het niks.

You may think these paintings are great, but they're not interesting for me.


noppes

Niks, nada, noppes.


hetgeen

Univerbation of het (“the”) + geen (“yon, yonder”). Cognate to German dasjenige.

univerbation

Ik herhaal hetgeen toen werd gezegd.

I repeat that which was said at the time.

(relative pronoun) that which, which, what


bibi

(informal, Belgium) yours truly (I, me or myself)


huns

(archaic) (archaic) genitive masculine/neuter of zij; their


heur

A dialectal variation of haar used predominantly in Groningen.

Heur weelderig haar.

(personal, archaic, dialectal) her. Sometimes (though decreasingly) used in Standard Dutch, especially in poetry and in conjunction with haar (in the sense of hair), for the sake of euphony or comic effect


gijlui

From gij (“(subjective) you”) + lui (“lot”).

Gijlui zijt geen kinderen meer.

(archaic) second-person plural personal pronoun (subjective); you guys, you people, you lot, you all, y'all


wijlui

(archaic, regional) first-person plural personal pronoun (subjective); we


zijlui

third-person plural personal pronoun (subjective); they


ului

From u (“(objective) you”) + lui (“lot”).

Wij komen naar ului.

second-person plural personal pronoun (objective); you


haars

(archaic) (archaic) genitive masculine/neuter of zij; her


mijner

mijner moeder huis

het huis mijner ouders

(archaic) (archaic) genitive feminine/plural of mijn: of my

Ik vertelde het mijner moeder.

(obsolete) (archaic) dative feminine of mijn: to my


mijner

Hij is mijner niet waard.
He isn’t worthy of me.

(archaic) (archaic) genitive of ik: of me


mijner

From Middle Dutch mijnre. Equivalent to mijnen (“to buy at an auction”) + -er (agent noun suffix).

suf

(archaic, historical) buyer or bidder at a public auction


jouwer

Hij is jouwer niet waard.
He isn’t worthy of you.

(archaic) (archaic) genitive of jij: of you


gijlieden

From gij (“(subjective) you”) + lieden (“lot”).

compound

Gijlieden zijt onze brief, geschreven in onze harten, bekend en gelezen van alle mensen

1637, Statenvertaling (2 Corinthians 3:2)

Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men

(archaic) second-person plural personal pronoun (subjective); you people, you all, ye


mijns

Hij is mijns niet waard.
He isn’t worthy of me.


jouws

Hij is jouws niet waard.
He isn’t worthy of you.


zijns

Ik ben zijns niet waard.

(archaic) (archaic) genitive of hij: of him


gulder

(Belgium, East and West Flanders, colloquial) you (subject, plural)


zulder

(East and West Flanders) they (used for people only)