On the previous page, you could read how a Dutch pronoun turns into a pronominal adverb when it occurs together with a preposition. Below is a list of the Dutch pronouns that are subject to this mechanism. Note that they are all pronouns referring to inanimate things.
In the list below, you can read that _het_ turns into the adverb _er_:
preposition + het | | er +preposition
Likewise, _dit_ turns into the adverb _hier_:
preposition + dit | | hier +preposition
And so on.
Type | Pronoun | Turns into adverb | |
Personal pronoun [inaminate] | het, hem
ze | it
they | er | there
Demonstrative pronoun [independent] | dit, deze | this, these | hier | here
dat, die | that, those | daar | there |
Interrogative pronoun [independent] | wat | what, which | waar | where
Relative pronoun [inaminate] | dat, die, wat | which | waar | where
Indefinite pronoun\* [independent] | iets | something | ergens | somewhere
niets | nothing | nergens | nowhere |
alles | everything | overal | everywhere |
(\*) For indefinite pronouns, it is not compulsory to use a pronominal adverb.
Possessive, reflexive, reciprocal, and exclamative pronouns never turn into pronominal adverbs.
The different types of pronouns will be discussed on the following pages. Where applicable, you will be referred back to this page.