How to Say "Computer" in Dutch

computer

/kɔmˈpjutər/masculine

The Dutch word for "computer" is computer. Wiktionary also lists rekenaar.

Meaning: programmable electronic device (noun)

Ways to say it

“computer” in Dutch
Dutch	IPA	Note
computer	/kɔmˈpjutər/	masculine
rekenaar		masculine

Both computer and rekenaar refer to a programmable electronic device. In casual settings, the term PC is also used to refer to a computer.

Both computer and rekenaar are masculine nouns.

/kɔmˈpjutər/

Dutch and Afrikaans share the word rekenaar, though the modern Dutch use of the term was influenced by its use in Afrikaans.
Before the digital age, a rekenaar was a person whose job was to perform complex mathematical calculations by hand.
If you travel to South Africa, you will find that the word rekenaar has been adopted from Dutch to mean 'computer' in Afrikaans.

Ik heb een computer.
I have a computer.
This sentence shows how to express possession of a computer.
Tatoeba #791884 by martinod, translation #253848 by CK
Ik wil een computer.
I want a computer.
This sentence demonstrates how to express a desire for a computer.
Tatoeba #1400330 by DjWLaan, translation #1192601 by CK
Het is een computer.
It's a computer.
This sentence is used to identify an object as a computer.
Tatoeba #7548840 by MarijnKp, translation #3620808 by Ricardo14
De computer heeft de manier waarop we werken veranderd.
The computer has changed the way we work.
Mijn PC is gecrasht en nu kan ik niet werken.
My PC crashed, and now I can't work.
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Emma and Lucas are talking about their homework in the living room.

Sources

Wiktionary, “computer” translations and entries computer, rekenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries computer, rekenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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