Houd is technically a bit more proper and hou is the common variant. In effect, both are equally correct in any context, though hou sounds more natural.

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In both spoken and written language both "ik houd" and "ik hou" are correct. Houd is more formal than hou. Community Info Section. r ...

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Now, for the tricky part - “hou” is the colloquial form of “houd”. Therefore, another way of saying I love you in Dutch is “Ik houd van jou”. “ ...

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21 Jan 2007 — Yes, 'ik hou van jou' is the correct version. You can also say 'ik houd van jou', but that doesn't sound good. According to the rules 'houd' is possible.

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16 Oct 2018 — There is no real difference between 'ik houd van jou' and 'ik hou van jou'; both are the correct forms, you just don't pronounce the 'd' in ...

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Dutch people usually say "Ik hou van jou" on special occasions, while "I love you" is said more often in everyday talk.

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The most frequently used way to say it is the literal translation of 'I love you': “Ik hou van jou” / “Ik hou van je”. The difference between ...

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22 Jul 2017 — There is no difference in meaning. I think houd sounds slightly more formal than hou. houd is more consistent grammatically, because we say:

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