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Note: When the Dutch forms come in pairs the one to the left is the stressed and official form and the one to the right the unsterssed and less official form. The forms 'm and d'r are spoken forms that shouldn't be used in written form outside chat rooms . | |||
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Revision as of 11:21, 30 April 2007
Alphabet
The Dutch alphabet consists of the standard 26 Greek letters. (A through Z)
But when using barbarisms or neologisms it is not uncommon to use foreign accents.
- Überhaupt (German)
- Prêt a porter (French)
- Paté (French)
- Trève (French
Besides these foreign words the French accent aigut is also used to emphasise a sound or distinguish between two similar words.
The accent aigut is primarily used on the e in the word een to distinguish between;
een = a / an
één = one
The Dutch language has several diphtones (sounds made by combining letters)
AU / OU ; sounds like ow in the English word Now
OE ; sounds like ou the English word You
EU ; non-existent in English
IJ / EI ; non-existent in English
UI ; non-existent in English
Numbers
1 één, 2 twee, 3 drie, 4 vier, 5 vijf, 6 zes, 7 zeven, 8 acht, 9 negen, 10 tien, 11 elf, 12 twaalf, 13 dertien, 14 veertien, 15 vijftien, 16 zestien, 17 zeventien, 18 achttien, 19 negentien.
Starting from 20, counting always takes place by adding the numbers one through nine before the decimal and adding en.
20 twintig, 21 eenentwintig, 22 tweeentwintig, 23 drieentwintig, 24 vierentwintig, 25 vijfentwintig etc.
30 dertig, 40 veertig, 50 vijftig, 60 zestig, 70 zeventig, 80 tachtig, 90 negentig, 100 honderd, 200 tweehonderd, 300 driehonderd etc.
1000 duizend, 2000 tweeduizend, 3000 drieduizend etc. 10.000 tienduizend, 100.000 honderdduizend, 1.000.000 miljoen, 1.000.000.000 miljard, 1.000.000.000.000 biljoen.
Pronouns
| ik | I |
| jij/je | you (singular) |
| hij | he |
| zij | she |
| wij/we | we |
| jullie | you (plural) |
| zij | they |
| mij/me | me |
| jou/je | you (singular) |
| hem/'m | him |
| haar/d'r | her |
| ons | us |
| jullie | you (plural) |
| hun | them |
Note: When the Dutch forms come in pairs the one to the left is the stressed and official form and the one to the right the unsterssed and less official form. The forms 'm and d'r are spoken forms that shouldn't be used in written form outside chat rooms .
Articles
| De | The (male / female) |
| Het | The (sexless) |
| Een | A / an |
Regular verbs
| Present continuous | |
| Hebben (= Have) | Lopen (= Walking) |
| Ik heb | Ik loop |
| Jij hebt | Jij loopt |
| Hij / zij / het heeft | Hij / zij / het loopt |
| Wij hebben | Wij lopen |
| Zij hebben | Zij lopen |
| Jullie hebben | Jullie lopen |
Irregular verbs
| Present continuous | |
| Zijn (= being) | |
| Ik ben | I am |
| Jij bent | You are (singular) |
| Hij / zij/ het is | He / she / it is |
| Wij zijn | We are |
| Jullie zijn | You are (plural) |
| Zij zijn | They are |