Betekenis van we In het Nederlands

• 0 used as the subject of a verb to refer to a group including the speaker and at least one other person:

  • Can we all go to the swimming pool this afternoon?

  • If you don't hurry up we'll be late.

  • In today's lecture, we will be exploring the world economic situation.

• 1 used as the subject of a verb to refer to all people, especially when considered as a group:

  • This planet on which we all live should be cherished and not exploited.

• 2 used as the subject of a verb to mean "you", especially when talking to a child or someone who is ill:

  • We don't want to be late for school, do we?

  • "How are we this morning, Mrs Flanagan?" said the doctor.

• 3 used by a queen or king when speaking officially to mean "I"

• 4 the person speaking and one or more others:

  • If you don’t hurry up we won’t be on time.

  • We have to get started now if we’re going to finish this afternoon.

  • Now everyone, we don’t want to be late, do we?

• 5 all people; everyone:

  • We live on planet earth.