The preposition belongs to the verbum and often differs from English, or English has none at all.
Dutch · English
(Ik hou and ik houd are both correct; hou is more common in speech.)
The preposition + object usually comes late in the sentence, before the final verb(s). In a bijzin it comes before the verb group at the end. In speech you'll also hear it after the final verb.
Dutch · English
For people, use the preposition + an object pronoun. For things, Dutch uses er + preposition.
Dutch · English
op
Verb · English · Example
aan
Verb · English · Example
van
Verb · English · Example
naar
Verb · English · Example
over
Verb · English · Example
met
Verb · English · Example
voor
Verb · English · Example
om, in, uit
Verb · English · Example
Pair · Difference
Wrong · Right · Why
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