Het werkwoord "zijn" (The verb "to be"):
| Dutch | English |
| ik ben | I am |
| je bent (ben je?) | you are (informal, unstressed) |
| jij bent (ben jij?) | you are (informal, stressed) |
| u bent (bent u?) | you are (formal) |
| hij is | he is |
| ze is | she is (unstressed) |
| zij is | she is (stressed) |
| het is | it is |
| we zijn | we are (unstressed) |
| wij zijn | we are (stressed) |
| jullie zijn | you are |
| ze zijn | they are (unstressed) |
| zij zijn | they are (stressed) |