Learn Dutch · A1

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Place Prepositions

Grammar: Place Prepositions (Voorzetsels van Plaats).

Dutch uses specific prepositions for location and direction: in (inside), op (on/at), aan (at, attached to), bij (near/at someone's place), naar (to/towards), uit (out of/from), van (from/of), naast (next to), achter (behind), and voor (in front of).

Het boek ligt op de tafel.
The book is on the table.
Ik ga naar de supermarkt.
I'm going to the supermarket.
De apotheek is naast het station.
The pharmacy is next to the station.
Zij woont bij haar ouders.
She lives at her parents' place.

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