Dutch preposition list
List of 30 most common prepositions in Dutch
This table shows a list of thirty common prepositions in Dutch and their translation.
| Preposition | Translation | Example | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aan | At | Ik zit aan tafel. | I'm sitting at the table. |
| Achter | Behind | Het ligt achter de kast. | It is behind the closet. |
| Af | Off | Hij springt van een klif af. | He jumps off a cliff. |
| Behalve | Except | Behalve Kim gaat iedereen mee. | Everyone comes, except for Kim |
| Bij | At | Ik werk in een supermarkt. | I work at a supermarket. |
| Door | Through | Wij lopen door het park. | We walk through the park. |
| In | In | Het zit in mijn rugzak. | It is in my backpack. |
| Langs | Alongside | Langs het huis loopt een weg. | Alongside the house is a road. |
| Met | With | Zij gaan met Kim mee. | They go with Kim. |
| Na | After | Ik kom na vijf uur. | I come after five o'clock. |
| Naar | To | Laten we naar het strand gaan. | Let's go to the beach. |
| Naast | Next | Hij woont naast me. | He lives next to me. |
| Om | At | Kom jij om vijf uur naar mij? | Do you come to me at five o'clock? |
| Onder | Underneath | De kat ligt onder de tafel. | De cat is lying underneath the table. |
| Op | On | Jullie lopen de berg op. | You walk up the mountain. |
| Over | Over | Hij springt over het hek. | He jumps over the fence. |
| Per | By | Ik ga per bus naar school. | I go to school by bus. |
| Sinds | Since | Wij wonen hier sinds twee jaar. | We have lived here since two years. |
| Te | In | Ik woon te Antwerpen. | I live in Antwerp. |
| Tegen | Against | Ik ben tegen dierproeven. | I am against animal testings. |
| Tijdens | During | Tijdens de voetbalwedstrijd eet ik chips. | During the football game I eat crisps. |
| Tot | To | Ik loop met je mee tot de auto. | I walk with you to the car. |
| Uit | From | Ik kom uit Nepal. | I am from Nepal. |
| Via | Through | Ze lopen via de stad. | They walk through the city. |
| Volgens | According to | Volgens hem is ze ziek. | According to him she is sick. |
| Voor | In front of | De fiets staat voor het huis. | The bike is in front of the house. |
| Zonder | Without | Ik wil friet zonder mayonaise. | I want fries without mayonaise. |
Have a look at the other chapters of this course, to learn more about the usage en definition of the Dutch prepositions.
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