Collective indefinite pronouns
Dutch | Application | English
alles | Independent and singular | everything
iedereen | Independent and singular | everyone, anyone
al | Before articles and pronoun | all
alle | [1] Before plural nouns and before uncountable singular nouns.
[2] Predicative (plural) | all
allen | Only to refer to persons.
[1] Independent (very formal)
[2] Predicative | all, everyone
allemaal | Predicative | all
elk(e) | Singular
[1] Before singular nouns
[2] Predicative
[3] Independent | each
ieder(e) | Singular
[1] Before singular nouns
[2] Predicative
[3] Independent (formal) | every
Other indefinite pronouns
Dutch | Application | English
iets | Independent and singular | something
niets | Independent and singular | nothing
iemand | Independent and singular | someone, anyone
niemand | Independent and singular | noone
beide | 1. Dependent (before a noun)
- Independent, referring to things | both (of them)
beiden | Independent, referring to persons | both (of them)
allebei | Predicative | both (of them)
allebei de | Dependent (before a noun) | both (of them)
geen van beide | 1. Dependent (before a noun),
- Independent, referring to things | neither (of them)
geen van beiden | Independent, referring to persons | neither (of them)
men | Independent and singular | one
sommig | Before singular het-nouns | some, certain
sommige | [1] Before singular de-nouns
[2] Before plural nouns
[3] Independent, referring to things (plural) | some, certain
sommigen | Independent, referring to persons (plural) | some