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These 50 words cover ~40% of everyday Dutch
Pronouns(9)
hij
he
/hɛɪ/
die
that, which, who (common gender)
/di/
ik
I
/ɪk/
ze
she, they, them
/zə/
dit
this (neuter)
/dɪt/
we
we
/ʋə/
wat
what, some
/ʋɑt/
hem
him
/ɦɛm/
je
you, your (informal)
/jə/
Determiners(1)
geen
no, not any
/ɣeːn/
Articles(3)
de
the (common gender)
/də/
het
the (neuter), it
/ɦɛt/
een
a, an, one
/eːn/
Core Verbs(10)
is
is
/ɪs/
zijn
to be, his
/zɛɪn/
was
was
/ʋɑs/
worden
to become, to be (passive)
/ˈʋɔrdə(n)/
heeft
has
/ɦeːft/
hebben
to have
/ˈɦɛbə(n)/
kan
can, is able to
/kɑn/
zou
would
/zɑu/
had
had
/ɦɑt/
werd
became, was (passive)
/ʋɛrt/
Adverbs(11)
te
to, at, too
/tə/
niet
not
/nit/
er
there
/ɛr/
ook
also, too
/oːk/
nog
still, yet, another
/nɔx/
wel
indeed, certainly, well
/ʋɛl/
dan
then, than
/dɑn/
daar
there
/daːr/
zo
so, like this
/zoː/
al
already, all
/ɑl/
meer
more, lake
/meːr/
Prepositions(12)
van
of, from
/vɑn/
in
in, into
/ɪn/
op
on, upon, at
/ɔp/
voor
for, before, in front of
/voːr/
met
with
/mɛt/
aan
on, to, at
/aːn/
over
about, over, across
/ˈoːvər/
naar
to, toward
/naːr/
om
around, at, in order to
/ɔm/
tot
until, to, up to
/tɔt/
bij
at, near, with
/bɛɪ/
uit
out, from, off
/œyt/
Connectors(4)
en
and
/ɛn/
dat
that
/dɑt/
maar
but, only
/maːr/
als
if, when, as
/ɑls/