No. 2,683 in Dutch
matthijs
"Matthijs" is a Dutch given name, equivalent to "Matthias" or "Matthew" in English.
In a sentence
Matthijs woont in Amsterdam.
Matthijs lives in Amsterdam.
Here, 'Matthijs' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.
De kaasschaaf van Matthijs is heel scherp.
Matthijs's cheese slicer is very sharp.
In this sentence, 'Matthijs' denotes possession of the cheese slicer.
Laatst ging ik met Matthijs naar het museum.
Recently, I went to the museum with Matthijs.
Here, 'Matthijs' specifies a companion in an activity.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “matthijs” in actual Dutch podcasts.
Find “matthijs” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Dutch podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Nederlands, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Dutch books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).