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269 free lessons, A1 to B2: articles (de/het), word order, verbs, pronouns, prepositions and more. Read the rule, then practise it in the games.

Adverbs And Adjectives

Adverbs & adjectives in DutchA2 The -e ruleA2 Three exceptions (no -e)A2 Comparatives and superlativesB1 Adverbs and intensifiersA2

Grammar

Learning Dutch grammarA1 Glossary of termsB1

Nouns And Articles

Pronouns

Dutch pronounsA2 Pronominal adverbsA2 Dutch pronominal adverbsA2 List of Dutch pronominal adverbsA2 Demonstrative pronounsA2 Dependent demonstrativesA2 Independent demonstrativesA2 Demonstratives turning into hier/daarA2 Dit is (this is) and dit zijn (this 'are')A2 Summarizing dit, deze, die, and datA2 More demonstrativesA2 Diegene and datgeneA2 Such: Zo'n, zulke, and dergelijkeA2 Formal 'such': Dusdanig and zodanigA2 Dezelfde and hetzelfdeA2 Summarizing the less common demonstrativesA2 Exclamative pronounsA2 Indefinite pronounsA2 Collective indefinite pronounsA2 Alles & iedereen (everything & everyone)A2 Al, alle, allen, allemaal (all)A2 Elk & ieder (each & every)A2 Iets & niets (something & nothing)A2 Iemand & niemand (someone and noone)A2 MenA2 Sommige (some, 'certain')A2 Summarizing indefinite pronounsA2 Indefinite numbersA2 Small amountsA2 SeveralB1 Few and manyB1 Summarizing indefinite numbersB1 Interrogative pronounsB1 Possessive pronounsB1 Possessive pronouns in actionB1 Independent possessive pronounsB1 Independent possessives in actionB1 The alternative possessiveB1 Possessive names and nounsB1 Colloquial possessivesB1 Personal pronounsB1 Subject pronounsB1 Marked subject pronounsB1 Het is (it is), het zijn (it 'are')B2 Object pronounsB2 Stressed ('marked') object pronounsB2 Them: Hen or hun?B2 Colloquial pronounsB2 'Het', 'hem', and 'ze' turning into 'er'B2 Reciprocal pronounsB2 Reflexive pronounsB2 Relative pronounsB2 Dat (that, which)B2 Die (that, which, who)B2 Wat (that, what, which)B2 Wie (who, whom)B2 Wiens and wier (whose)B2

Spelling And Pronunciation

Verbs

Dutch verbsA2 Auxiliary verbsA2 Independent verbsA2 Auxiliary verbs and the past participleA2 Hebben or zijn?A2 Past participle turning into an infinitiveA2 'Te' + infinitiveA2 'Te' + infinitive: 'te' continuousA2 'Te' + infinitive: the verbableA2 'Te' after durven, hoeven, hebben, komenA2 'Te' + infinitive: dat-verbsA2 'Te' + infinitive: om-verbsA2 'Te' + infinitive after prepositionsA2 List of 'te' + infinitive verbsA2 Auxiliary verbs and the bare infinitiveA2 Modal verbs and the bare infinitiveA2 Transitive verbs and the bare infinitiveA2 'Aan het' + infinitiveA2 Summarizing the auxiliary verbsA2 Dutch compound verbsA2 Noun-verbs (inseparable)A2 List of noun-verbsA2 Separable compound verbsA2 Separable verbs: Present and pastA2 Separable verbs: Past participleA2 List of common separable verbsA2 Inseparable compound verbsA2 Separable or inseparable?A2 More separable and inseparableA2 Inseparable verbs listB1 Separable mis and vol-verbsA2 Inseparable om-verbsA2 Inseparable onder-verbsA2 Inseparable over-verbsA2 Separable vol-verbsA2 Dutch irregular verbsA2 Strong verbsA2 List of strong verbsB1 Conjugation patterns in strong verbsA2 Completely irregular verbsA2 ZijnB1 HebbenB1 Zullen and kunnenB1 Gaan, slaan, staan, zien, doenB1 Doen and zienB1 Gaan, slaan, staanB1 KomenB1 MogenB1 Other conjugationsB1 The 'aan het' continuousB1 The 'aan het' perfectB1 The 'te' continuousB1 The passive voiceB1 The imperativeB1 The verb as an adjectiveB1 The present participleB1 The 'verbable'B1 Gerund (verb-noun)B1 Summarizing the 'other' conjugationsB1 Regular verbsB2 The verb stemB2 Stem rule IB2 Stem rule IIB2 Stem rule IIIB2 Stem rule IVB2 The simple presentB2 Using the simple presentB2 T and d verbsB2 The simple pastB2 Using the simple pastB2 The past participleB2 The present perfectB2 Using the present perfectB2 The pluperfectB2 Using the pluperfectB2 The simple futureB2 Using the simple futureB2 The future perfectB2 Using the future perfectB2

Word Order

The Dutch word orderB1 Three parts of a clauseB1 Overview of the main clauseB1 The left sideB1 The finite formationB1 Reflexive pronounB1 The reduced indirect objectB1 The reduced direct objectB1 The middle partB1 Er, hier, and daar (EHD)B1 EHD locationB1 EHD pronounB1 'Er' in the sense of 'of it' or 'of them'B1 Time: when?B1 Manner: how?B1 Place: where?B1 The direct objectB1 Specific and non-specific direct objectsB1 Direct object starting with an articleB1 Direct object and possessive/demonstrativeB1 Proper name as a direct objectB1 Direct object starting with a cardinal numberB1 Direct object - indefinite pronounB1 The right sideB1 The other verbs (OV)B1 Prefix of the separable compound verb (PF)B1 The separable verb is the finite verbB1 The separable verb is not the finite verbB1 The miscellaneous boxB1 EHD-postpositionB1 The indirect objectB1 The complementB2 The link verbB1 'Transitive' link verbsB1 Place of the direct objectB1 Prepositional phraseB2 A funny word: 'er'B2 Er: unstressed 'daar'B2 ''Er'' replacing 'het'/'hem' (it) or 'ze' (plural 'it')B2 ''Er(van)'' in the sense of "of it" or "of them"B2 Extra 'er' at the beginning of a sentenceB2 'Er' as a subjectB2 More 'er' as a subjectB2 Subject: 'er' or 'het' ?B2 ''Het'' as a subjectB2 Negating sentencesB2 Examples of negating sentencesC1 The use of 'geen' in negating sentencesB2 QuestionsB2 Closed questionsB2 Open questionsB2 Interrogative wordsB2 Examples of open questionsC1 Types of clausesC1 Co-ordinating clauseC1 The subordinate clauseC1 Subclause and main clause comparedC1 All verbs in a subclauseC1 Subordinating conjunctionsC1 The relative clauseC1 Short subclausesC1 Other shortcutsC1 Examples of shortcutsC1 Word order for the advancedC1 How flexible is a Dutch sentence?C1 Components before the left sideC1 Components after the right sideC1 Combining the twoC1 ConclusionC1

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