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  1. Days of the week: Use 'op' + day name, e.g. 'op maandag'.
  2. Months and years: Use 'in' + month or year, e.g. 'in januari', 'in 2025'.
  3. Complete dates: Day + month + year, e.g. '21 april 2023'.
Vorm (Form)Voorbeeld (Example)
Volledige datum (Full date)12 augustus 2023 (12 August 2023)
Datum zonder jaartal (Date without year)5 juli (5 July)
Datum met dag van de week (Date with day of the week)Maandag 3 april (Monday 3 April)
Vraag (Question)Welke dag is het vandaag? Het is donderdag 12 juli. (What day is it today? It is Thursday 12 July.)

Exceptions!

  1. Holidays often do not have a preposition, e.g. 'Kerstmis is op 25 december'.

Exercise 1: Hoe formuleer je de datum?

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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op 5 juli 2025, op, in, op 10 maart, op 31 december 2023

1.
Wij vieren Pasen ... april.
(We celebrate Easter in April.)
2. 10/03:
Wij plannen een reis ... de zomer.
(We are planning a trip in the summer.)
3.
De vakantie begint ... zaterdag.
(The holiday starts on Saturday.)
4. 10/03:
Mijn verjaardag is ....
(My birthday is on 10 March.)
5. 05/07/2025:
Het evenement is ....
(The event is on 5 July 2025.)
6.
Ik ben geboren ... 2001.
(I was born in 2001.)
7.
De afspraak is ... woensdag.
(The appointment is on Wednesday.)
8. 31/12/2023:
Het feest is ....
(The party is on 31 December 2023.)

Exercise 2: Multiple Choice

Instruction: Choose the correct solution

1. We hebben vakantie ___ juli.

(We have a holiday in July.)

2. De vergadering is ___ maandag.

(The meeting is on Monday.)

3. Kerstmis is ___ 25 december.

(Christmas is on 25 December.)

4. Mijn verjaardag is ___ 10 maart.

(My birthday is on 10 March.)

5. We plannen het feest ___ het weekend.

(We are planning the party for the weekend.)

6. ___ 31 december 2023 vieren we Oud en Nieuw.

(On 31 December 2023, we celebrate New Year's Eve.)