houden van

The Dutch verb houden (to love, to like) takes van.

houdenvanverb— to love, to like

Ik hou van koffie. (I love coffee.)

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houden takes "van" (houden van = to love, to like). Example: Ik hou van koffie. (I love coffee.)

Ik hou van koffie. — I love coffee. The preposition van is fixed, so it doesn't change with the sentence.

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