Bedeutung
Indicating the end of your workday.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'Vrijmibo' (Friday afternoon drink) is a staple of Dutch office culture. Saying 'Ik ben klaar met werken' on a Friday is often the signal for the team to gather for drinks. In Flanders, you will often hear 'Ik heb gedaan' instead of 'Ik ben klaar'. Both are understood, but 'Ik heb gedaan' is a strong regional marker. Dutch directness means that when someone says they are 'klaar met werken', they really mean they are stopping. It is not considered rude to refuse a last-minute task once this has been said. Part-time work is extremely common. Many people are 'klaar met werken' for the week on Wednesday or Thursday afternoon.
The Short Version
In 90% of office situations, you can just say 'Ik ben klaar' if people see you are at your desk.
Tone Matters
Say it with a smile to mean 'I'm done for the day'. Say it with a sigh to mean 'I'm fed up'.
Bedeutung
Indicating the end of your workday.
The Short Version
In 90% of office situations, you can just say 'Ik ben klaar' if people see you are at your desk.
Tone Matters
Say it with a smile to mean 'I'm done for the day'. Say it with a sigh to mean 'I'm fed up'.
Flemish Variation
If you are in Antwerp or Ghent, use 'Ik heb gedaan' to sound like a local.
Work-Life Boundary
Once you say this, it is culturally acceptable to stop answering work-related questions.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing preposition.
Ik ben klaar ___ werken.
In Dutch, you are always 'klaar met' something when you are finished.
Which sentence means 'I am finished working'?
Choose the correct option:
The correct structure is 'zijn' + 'klaar' + 'met' + verb.
Complete the dialogue.
Collega: 'Ga je al weg?' Jij: 'Ja, ___.'
This is the most natural way to tell a colleague you are leaving.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You are texting your friend to say you can meet now.
This indicates you are free to meet.
Match the Dutch to the English.
Match the following:
Understanding the prepositions is key.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of 'zijn'.
Wij ___ klaar met werken.
'Wij' is plural, so it requires 'zijn'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /6
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
6 AufgabenIk ben klaar ___ werken.
In Dutch, you are always 'klaar met' something when you are finished.
Choose the correct option:
The correct structure is 'zijn' + 'klaar' + 'met' + verb.
Collega: 'Ga je al weg?' Jij: 'Ja, ___.'
This is the most natural way to tell a colleague you are leaving.
You are texting your friend to say you can meet now.
This indicates you are free to meet.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
Understanding the prepositions is key.
Wij ___ klaar met werken.
'Wij' is plural, so it requires 'zijn'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /6
Häufig gestellte Fragen
14 FragenNo, that is incorrect. Dutch always uses 'met' with 'klaar' to indicate what you are finished with.
Yes, it is perfectly neutral. However, if you want to be very formal, you could say 'Ik heb mijn werkzaamheden afgerond'.
'Klaar met werken' refers to the activity of working for the day. 'Klaar met het werk' refers to a specific task or project.
In this structure, the infinitive acts as a noun (nominalization). It's like saying 'I am finished with the working'.
Yes, you can say 'Ik ben klaar met school' or 'Ik ben klaar met studeren'.
You say 'Ik ben bijna klaar met werken'.
Yes, but 'ready to start' is 'klaar voor' and 'ready/finished with' is 'klaar met'.
In most Dutch dialects, the final 'n' is silent. It sounds like 'werke'.
You say 'Ik ben klaar met jou', but be careful—it's very aggressive!
Yes, that is common in retail or healthcare.
Yes, they share the same Latin root 'clarus'.
You say 'Ik ben nooit klaar met werken'.
Ik was klaar met werken.
Yes, it is standard Dutch and used in Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Klaar zijn voor
contrastTo be ready for something
Mijn werkdag zit erop
synonymMy workday is over
Klaar zijn met iemand
similarTo be done with someone
Afgerond
specialized formRounded off / completed
Uitgewerkt zijn
similarTo be finished working
