Top 100 Dutch words

I (subject)

ik

you (one person; informal; subject)

je

he (subject)

hij

it (as a general subject: "it is good")

het

she (subject)

ze

we (subject)

we

you (several people; informal)

jullie

they (several people; subject)

ze

you (formal)

u

me (object)

me

you (one person; informal; object or after a preposition)

jou

us (object)

ons

him (object)

hem

her (object)

haar

my (possessive)

mijn

your (one person; informal; possessive)

jouw

what (question word)

wat

who (question word)

wie

where (question word)

waar

when (question word)

wanneer

how (question word)

hoe

why (question word)

waarom

a / an (indefinite article)

een

this (before a singular het-word, e.g. this book)

dit

that (before a singular het-word, e.g. that book)

dat

something

iets

to be

zijn

to have

hebben

to go

gaan

to come

komen

to do

doen

can / to be able to (infinitive)

kunnen

to want

willen

must / to have to (infinitive)

moeten

may / to be allowed to (infinitive)

mogen

to know (a fact or answer)

weten

to understand

begrijpen

to say

zeggen

to ask (a question)

vragen

to see

zien

to give

geven

to take (e.g. take the bus)

nemen

to get / receive

krijgen

to make

maken

to find (an opinion: find something nice)

vinden

to think

denken

to work

werken

to live / reside

wonen

to eat

eten

to drink

drinken

to help

helpen

and

en

but

maar

or (between alternatives)

of

because (introduces a clause with the verb at the end)

omdat

because (followed by ordinary main-clause word order)

want

if / when (a recurring condition)

als

not

niet

no / not any (before a noun, e.g. no time)

geen

yes

ja

no (answering a yes/no question)

nee

also / too

ook

still (continuing, e.g. still working)

nog

already

al

now

nu

today

vandaag

tomorrow

morgen

yesterday

gisteren

here

hier

there (location)

daar

with

met

without

zonder

for (intended recipient: for you)

voor

to (a destination)

naar

in / inside (a place)

in

on (a surface)

op

out of / from (origin: from Serbia)

uit

of (possession: the book of my friend)

van

much / many / a lot of

veel

more (a greater amount)

meer

then (if X, then Y)

dan

good

goed

bad (poor quality)

slecht

big

groot

small

klein

new

nieuw

old (age)

oud

tired

moe

busy (a person)

druk

nice / fun / enjoyable

leuk

difficult

moeilijk

time (noun; include the article)

de tijd

day (noun; include the article)

de dag

house (noun; include the article)

het huis

work (noun; include the article)

het werk

question (noun; include the article)

de vraag

answer (noun; include the article)

het antwoord

problem (noun; include the article)

het probleem

water (noun; include the article)

het water

money (noun; include the article)

het geld