In Dutch there are two forms of subject pronouns: the regular pronoun and the pronoun for emphasis. In English we tend to use our tone of voice to show the emphasis, but in Dutch you can use your tone of voice plus an emphasized subject pronoun to make such a distinction.<\/p>\n
The regular subject pronouns with a regular present tense verb are as follows:<\/p>\n
First person singular:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ik<\/em> werk: I work<\/p>\n Second person singular: <\/strong><\/p>\n Je <\/em>werkt : You work<\/p>\n U<\/em> werkt : You (formal) work<\/p>\n Third person singular:<\/strong><\/p>\n Hij<\/em> werkt : He works<\/p>\n Ze<\/em> werkt : She works<\/p>\n Het<\/em> werkt : It works<\/p>\n First person plural:<\/strong><\/p>\n We<\/em> werken : We work<\/p>\n Second person plural:<\/strong><\/p>\n Jullie<\/em> werken : You all work<\/p>\n Third person plural:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ze<\/em> werken : They work<\/p>\n In Dutch we can also use the subject pronouns to show a contrast.<\/p>\n Nee, ik <\/em>ga niet naar het feestje, maar zij <\/em>gaat naar het feestje.<\/strong><\/p>\n -No, I <\/em>am not going to the party, but she <\/em>is going to the party.<\/p>\n Emphasized subject pronouns do not exist for all subject pronouns. Pay careful attention to which emphasized subject pronouns match the regular subject pronoun:<\/p>\n Second person singular: <\/strong><\/p>\n Je <\/em>werkt : Jij <\/em>werkt<\/p>\n Third person singular:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ze<\/em> werkt : Zij <\/em>werkt<\/p>\n First person plural:<\/strong><\/p>\n We<\/em> werken : Wij <\/em>werken<\/p>\n Third person plural:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ze<\/em> werken : Zij <\/em>werken<\/p>\n Here are a few more examples:<\/p>\n 1. Ik heb een nieuwe fiets gekocht met mijn vakantiegeld. Zij <\/em>heeft haar vakantiegeld gespaard.<\/strong><\/p>\n -I have bought a new bicycle with my vacation money. She has saved her vacation money.<\/p>\n 2. Wie heeft het laatst koekje opgegeten?<\/strong><\/p>\n -Who ate the last cookie?<\/p>\n Sorry, hoor. Wij <\/em>hebben alle koekjes opgegeten. <\/strong><\/p>\n -Sorry. We ate all the cookies.<\/p>\n 3. Hij <\/em>vond de film interesant, maar zij <\/em>vond de film saai.<\/strong><\/p>\n -He found the film interesting, but she found the film boring.<\/p>\n Here are a few questions. Try to answer them with an emphasized subject pronoun.<\/p>\n Met wie wil je op vakantie gaan?<\/strong><\/p>\n Komt hij uit Frankrijk?<\/strong><\/p>\n Willen jullie iets drinken?<\/strong><\/p>\n Weet je wie vlakbij het park woont?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In Dutch there are two forms of subject pronouns: the regular pronoun and the pronoun for emphasis. In English we tend to use our tone of voice to show the emphasis, but in Dutch you can use your tone of voice plus an emphasized subject pronoun to make such a distinction. The regular subject pronouns…<\/p>\n