Learn Dutch · A2
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All Uses of 'Er'
Grammar: The Four Uses of 'Er'.
"Er" has four distinct uses in Dutch. (1) Existential: like English "there": "Er is een probleem" (There is a problem). (2) Locative: replacing a place: "Ik woon er" (I live there). (3) Quantitative: used with numbers to replace a noun: "Ik heb er drie" (I have three of them). (4) Prepositional: combined with a preposition: "Ik denk eraan" (I think about it, er + aan).
- Er zijn veel wolken vandaag.
- There are many clouds today.
- Ken je Amsterdam? Ik heb er gewoond.
- Do you know Amsterdam? I lived there.
- Hoeveel paraplu's heb je? Ik heb er twee.
- How many umbrellas do you have? I have two (of them).
- Het regent, maar ik maak me er niet druk over.
- It's raining, but I don't worry about it.
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