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This page gives 100 Dutch words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Dutch vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Dutch vocabulary: linking words and prepositions

But, so, because, with, without, in front of: the Dutch linking words and prepositions that connect your ideas and place things.

Here are 100 Dutch words on “Connectors and prepositions”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Dutch	English
op het punt	about to
volgens	according to
eigenlijk	actually
nadat	afterConjunction, followed by a clause
tegen	against
toch	all the same
hoewel	although
en	and
zodoende	as a result
alsof	as if
evenals	as well as
bij	at home ofPreposition, at the dwelling or premises of a person
ter gelegenheid van	at the time of
want	becauseConjunction, formal register
omdat	becauseEveryday use
voor	beforePreposition, followed by a noun
voordat	beforeConjunction, followed by the subjunctive
maar ook	but also
door	byAgent, the one by whom the action is done
zelfs als	even if
voor	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
van	fromProvenance, origin
bovendien	furthermore
als	if
voor het geval dat	in case
in plaats van	instead of
daarbij	moreover
op	on
enerzijds	on one hand
daarentegen	on the other handContrast, informal register
aangezien	seeing that
sinds	sinceStarting point in time
daarom	that is why
daardoor	therefore
zo	thus
naar	toPreposition, movement in the direction of a place
wanneer	whenEveryday use
terwijl	whereasContrast between two facts, with no idea of time
terwijl	whileConjunction, followed by a clause
zonder dat	withoutConjunction, followed by the subjunctive

Level 2: medium 35 words

Dutch	English
boven	above
temeer daar	all the more so since
langs	along
tussen	amongWithin a larger group
rondom	around
ten gevolge van	as a result of
al vanaf	as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
vanaf	as from
zodra	as soon as
vanwege	because of
daarnaast	besides
ondanks	despite
ondanks alles	despite everything
wegens	due to
ver van	far from
naar aanleiding van	following
bijvoorbeeld	for example
uit vrees dat	for fear that
voor	in front ofPosition in space, ahead of
om te	in order to
midden in	in the middle of
bezig met	in the process of
trouwens	incidentally
inderdaad	indeed
voor zover	insofar as
in de buurt van	near
naast	next to
noch	nor
anders	otherwise
liever dan	rather than
zodanig dat	so as to
dankzij	thanks to
tot	untilPreposition, followed by a noun
door middel van	using
met het oog op	with a view to

Level 3: hard 25 words

Dutch	English
wat betreft	as regards
aan de rand van	at the edge of
voorbij	beyond
kortom	briefly
betreffende	concerning
bijgevolg	consequently
in tegenstelling tot	contrary to
uiteindelijk	eventually
behalve	except
uitgezonderd	except for
ten eerste	firstly
met andere woorden	in other words
samengevat	in short
niettemin	nevertheless
evenwel	nonetheless
integendeel	on the contrary
daarentegen	on the other handContrast, formal register
onder het voorwendsel dat	on the pretext that
buiten	outside
op voorwaarde dat	provided that
klaar om	ready to
ten tweede	secondly
daar	sinceA reason the listener already knows
dwars door	through
gedurende	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration

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How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Dutch words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Dutch vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.