Flemish Pronouns
Learning the Flemish Pronouns 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 Flemish language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Flemish.
Flemish pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject). Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Flemish Pronouns |
| Pronouns | voornaamwoorden |
| I | ik |
| you | jij/je [sing, written] - gij/ge [sing, spoken] - jullie [plural] |
| he | hij |
| she | zij/ze |
| we | wij/we |
| they | zij/ze |
| me | mij/me |
| you | jou/je - u - jullie [pl] |
| him | hem |
| her | haar |
| us | ons |
| them | hen |
| my | mijn/m'n |
| your | jouw/je - uw - jullie [pl] |
| his | zijn/z'n |
| her | haar |
| our | ons/onze [dep on article] |
| their | hun |
| mine | van mij |
| yours | van jou/je - u - jullie |
| his | van hem |
| hers | van haar |
| ours | van ons |
| theirs | van hen |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Pronouns in Flemish has a logical pattern. Locate the Pronouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Flemish.
List of Pronouns in Flemish
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Flemish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Flemish vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Flemish Pronouns |
| I speak | Ik spreek |
| you speak | jij/je - gij/ge spreekt - jullie spreken [pl] |
| he speaks | hij spreekt |
| she speaks | zij/ze spreekt |
| we speak | wij/we spreken |
| they speak | zij/ze spreken |
| give me | geef me/mij |
| | geef jou/je - u - jullie |
| give him | geef hem |
| give her | geef haar |
| give us | geef ons |
| give them | geef hen |
| my book | mijn/m'n boek |
| your book | jouw/je - uw - jullie boek |
| his book | zijn/z'n boek |
| her book | haar boek |
| our book | ons boek |
| their book | hun boek |
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in Flemish, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Flemish Pronouns, you might want to check the rest of our Flemish lessons here: Learn Flemish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.