When you feel honger, it means your body needs food. It's that rumbling feeling in your stomach! This is a very common word you'll use every day. Think of it like the English word 'hunger'.

You might say 'Ik heb honger' which means 'I have hunger' or more naturally, 'I am hungry'. It’s an essential word for talking about your basic needs.

راهنمای تلفظ

UK /ˈhɔŋər/
US /ˈhɔŋər/
first syllable
هم‌قافیه با
longer stronger monger
خطاهای رایج
  • pronouncing the 'g' like in 'game'
  • pronouncing the 'o' like in 'go'

مثال‌ها بر اساس سطح

1

Ik heb honger.

I have hunger (I am hungry).

A common way to express hunger in Dutch, literally 'I have hunger'.

2

Heb je honger?

Do you have hunger? (Are you hungry?)

Question form of 'Ik heb honger'.

3

De kat heeft honger.

The cat has hunger (The cat is hungry).

Can be used for animals too.

4

Wij hebben honger.

We have hunger (We are hungry).

Plural form, 'we have'.

5

Jullie hebben honger.

You all have hunger (You all are hungry).

Plural 'you' form.

6

Zij hebben honger.

They have hunger (They are hungry).

Third person plural.

7

Ik heb veel honger.

I have much hunger (I am very hungry).

'Veel' means 'much' or 'a lot'.

8

Geen honger meer.

No hunger anymore.

Expressing that hunger is gone.

1

Ik heb honger, zullen we iets eten?

I have hunger, shall we eat something?

Literally 'I have hunger' is the common way to express 'I am hungry' in Dutch.

2

De kinderen hadden veel honger na het spelen buiten.

The children had much hunger after playing outside.

Use 'veel honger' for 'very hungry' or 'a lot of hunger'.

3

Hij had zo'n honger dat hij alles at wat hij kon vinden.

He had such a hunger that he ate everything he could find.

'Zo'n honger' means 'such a hunger'.

4

Na een lange wandeling krijg ik altijd honger.

After a long walk, I always get hunger.

'Krijgen' (to get) is used with 'honger' to mean 'to become hungry'.

5

De honger in de wereld is een groot probleem.

The hunger in the world is a big problem.

'De honger' refers to hunger as a general concept.

6

Voel je geen honger? Je hebt de hele dag nog niets gegeten.

Don't you feel hunger? You haven't eaten anything all day.

'Voelen' (to feel) is also used with 'honger'.

7

Ze stilde haar honger met een stuk fruit.

She satisfied her hunger with a piece of fruit.

'Honger stillen' means 'to satisfy hunger'.

8

De geur van versgebakken brood wekte mijn honger op.

The smell of freshly baked bread aroused my hunger.

'Honger opwekken' means 'to stimulate hunger' or 'to whet the appetite'.

نکات

Basic use of 'honger'

The most common way to say you're hungry is 'Ik heb honger'. This literally means 'I have hunger'.

Asking if someone is hungry

To ask someone if they are hungry, you can say 'Heb je honger?' (Do you have hunger?).

Using 'geen honger'

If you are not hungry, you say 'Ik heb geen honger' (I have no hunger).

Very hungry

To express being very hungry, you can use 'Ik heb veel honger' or 'Ik heb grote honger'.

Children and hunger

When talking about children, you might hear 'Het kind heeft honger' (The child has hunger).

Contextual hunger

You can also use 'honger' in a more general sense, like 'De honger naar kennis' (The hunger for knowledge).

Offering food

If you want to offer food to someone who might be hungry, you could say 'Heb je misschien honger?' (Do you perhaps have hunger?)

Past tense for hunger

In the past tense, you would say 'Ik had honger' (I had hunger).

Using 'hongerig'

There's also the adjective 'hongerig' (hungry). So you can say 'Ik ben hongerig' (I am hungry).

Hunger as a state

Think of 'honger' as a state you possess, rather than an action you perform. That's why 'hebben' (to have) is used.

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