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de |
1. art. the (definite article, masculine and feminine gender) |
De man — “The man” |
De vrouw — “The woman” |
Het boek — “The book” |
De boeken — “The books” |
2 |
van |
1. prep. of (possession, property) |
de hoed van het meisje - the hat of the girl |
het gewicht van een olifant - the weight of an elephant |
2. prep. of (general association) |
Zij was van adel. - She was of noble stock. |
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een |
1. art. (indefinite) Placed before a singular noun, indicating a general case of a person or thing: a, an. Compare with de and het. |
2. num. (cardinal) one |
4 |
het |
1. art. the (the neuter definite article) |
het boek |
the book |
het meisje |
the girl |
5 |
en |
1. conj. and |
De oude man en de zee. |
The Old Man and the Sea. |
2. conj. well, so |
En, hoe gaat het ermee? |
6 |
in |
1. adv. in, inside |
2. adv. (postpositional) into |
De jongen rende het huis in. |
The boy ran into the house. |
3. prep. in; expressing containment. |
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is |
1. v. third-person singular present of zijn; is, equals |
Twaalf min drie is negen — twelve minus three equals nine |
2. adv. (informal dialect) (misspelling of es) |
8 |
dat |
1. det. that (neuter); referring to a thing or a person further away. |
dat huis |
that house |
dat kind |
that child |
9 |
op |
1. adv. up |
De bal stuiterde op en neer. |
The ball bounced up and down. |
2. adv. (postpositional) onto, up onto |
De kat klom gisteren het dak op. |
10 |
te |
1. adv. indicating excess: too |
Te veel is nooit goed - too much is never good |
te gek! - far out! |
2. prep. (modifying an infinitive verb) to |
Er is iets te eten - there is something to eat |
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zijn |
1. v. (intransitive) To be, to exist. |
Zijn of niet zijn, dat is de vraag. - To be or not to be, that is the question. |
Was je er afgelopen zaterdag ook? - Were you there too last Saturday? |
2. v. (transitive copular) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it. |
De bal is rond. - The ball is round. |
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voor |
1. prep. for |
2. prep. before |
3. prep. in front of |
4. n. pro, advantage |
Hij overwoog het voor en tegen. |
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met |
1. prep. with, along with (another person) |
2. prep. with, using (a tool, instrument or other means) |
3. prep. at, for, during (a holiday/festivity) |
Heb je zin om met kerst bij ons langs te komen?, Do you fancy visiting us for Christmas? |
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die |
1. det. that (masculine, feminine); referring to a thing or a person further away. |
die boom |
that tree |
die vrouw |
that woman |
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niet |
1. adv. Not, no: used to express negation. |
Niet storen! - Do not disturb! |
Dat is niet waar. - That is not true. |
2. n. A staple. |
3. v. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of nieten |
16 |
aan |
1. prep. on |
2. prep. to |
3. adv. on |
4. adj. on (functional, operational) |
17 |
er |
1. adv. there (unspecific to distance) |
2. adv. (with a preposition) him, her, it, them. |
Ik heb ermee gewerkt. |
I have worked with it/them. |
Je kunt er de bergen boven zien. |
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om |
1. prep. around, about |
2. prep. at (a time) |
3. adv. around, about |
4. adv. around, over (to another state) |
Hij zette de schakelaar om. |
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ook |
1. adv. also, too, moreover |
Dat kan ik ook. – I can do that too. |
2. adv. (in negative sentences) either |
Ik kan dat ook niet. – I can't do that either. |
3. adv. -ever |
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als |
1. conj. (subordinating) if, when |
Als je die knop indrukt, gaat de computer uit. |
If you push that button, the computer will turn off. |
2. conj. when, as soon as |
Als het regent worden alle daken nat. |