Dutch Prepositions
Learning the Dutch Prepositions is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Dutch language. But first we need to know what the role of Prepositions is in the structure of the grammar in Dutch.
Dutch prepositions link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. Here are some examples:
| English Prepositions | Dutch Prepositions |
| Prepositions | Voorzetsels |
| inside the house | in het huis |
| outside the car | buiten de auto |
| with me | met mij |
| without him | zonder hem |
| under the table | onder de tafel |
| after tomorrow | na morgen |
| before sunset | voor zonsondergang |
| but I'm busy | maar ik heb het druk |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Prepositions in Dutch has a logical pattern. Locate the Prepositions above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Nederlands.
List of Prepositions in Dutch
Below is a list of the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in Dutch placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Dutch vocabulary.
| English Prepositions | Dutch Prepositions |
| about | over |
| above | boven |
| across | over |
| after | na |
| against | tegen |
| among | onder |
| around | rond |
| as | als |
| at | op |
| before | voor |
| behind | achter |
| below | onder |
| beneath | onder |
| beside | naast |
| between | tussen |
| beyond | buiten/achter |
| but | maar |
| by | door/ (depends on context) |
| despite | ondanks |
| down | naar beneden |
| during | gedurende/tijdens |
| except | behalve |
| for | voor |
| from | uit/van |
| in | in |
| inside | binnen |
| into | in |
| near | nabij |
| next | volgende |
| of | van |
| on | op |
| opposite | tegenover |
| out | uit |
| outside | buiten |
| over | over |
| per | per |
| plus | plus |
| round | rond |
| since | sinds |
| than | dan |
| through | via/door |
| till | tot/totdat |
| to | aan |
| toward | in de richting van |
| under | onder |
| unlike | anders |
| until | tot/totdat |
| up | omhoog |
| via | via |
| with | met |
| within | binnen |
| without | zonder |
| |
| two words | twee woorden |
| according to | volgens |
| because of | vanwege |
| close to | dicht bij |
| due to | dankzij/door |
| except for | met uitzondering van |
| far from | verre van |
| inside of | binnenin/in |
| instead of | in plaats van |
| near to | in de buurt van |
| next to | naast |
| outside of | buiten |
| prior to | voorafgaande aan |
| |
| three words | drie woorden |
| as far as | tot aan |
| as well as | evenals |
| in addition to | in aanvulling op |
| in front of | voor |
| in spite of | ondanks |
| on behalf of | namens |
| on top of | bovenop |
| |
| demonstratives | aanwijzende voornaamwoorden |
| this | dit/deze |
| that | dat/die |
| these | deze |
| those | die |
Time place and demonstrative pronouns have a very important role in Dutch, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Nederlands Prepositions, you might want to check the rest of our Dutch lessons here: Learn Dutch. Don't forget to bookmark this page.