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Dutch Prepositions

This is a list of prepositions in Dutch. This includes words related to positions (i.e. under, on top of ...), conjunctions (and, but ...) and many more.

On top of: bovenop
Under: onder
Inside: binnen
Outside: buiten
Behind: achter
In front of: voor
Near: nabij
Between: tussen

These are more popular prepositions you might find useful at some point or another.

After: na
Before: voor
With: met
Without: zonder
Since: sinds
Until: tot / totdat
Of: van
From: uit / van
To: aan
Instead of: in plaats van
In: in
Against: tegen
As: als
About: over
For: voor

The following are conjunctions used to connect words, sentences, or phrases.

And: En
Or: Of
But: Maar
So: Dus

Now is the time for some prepositions used in a sentence. We are using the following: (from, under, inside, with, in, but) as examples.

I'm from Japan: Ik ben van Japan
The pen is under the desk: De pen is onder het bureau
The letter is inside the book: De brief is in het boek
Can I practice Italian with you?: Kan ik met jou Italiaans oefenen?
I was born in Miami: Ik ben Miami geboren
I speak French but with an accent: Ik spreek Frans maar met een accent

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