List of prepositions in Dutch with English translation

Dutch preposition exercise below

Be aware that the translations to English just give an idea of the meaning of the prepositions. Especially prepositions that go together with certain verbs, can be really different in English.

• met
• with

• van
• from

• naar
• to

• in
• in

• voor
• in front of

• achter
• behind

• naast
• next to

• beneden
• down / downstairs

• op
• at / on top

• tussen
• between

• in het midden
• in the middle

• over
• about

• over
• over

• bij
• at, near

• tegen
• against

• tegenover
• in front of

• rond
• around

• zonder
• without

• voor
• before

• na
• after

• om
• at, around

• binnen
• inside

• buiten
• outside

• boven
• above / up

• upstairs
• onder / below

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