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Proper name as a direct object

B1Word Order · lesson 21 of 69

If a direct object consists of a proper name, it is of course a specific direct object.

[FF](#/lesson/WordOrder.04) | [RP](#/lesson/WordOrder.05) | [DIROB](#/lesson/WordOrder.16) | [TIME](#/lesson/WordOrder.13) | [MANNER](#/lesson/WordOrder.14) | [OV](#/lesson/WordOrder.24)

We kunnen | ons | Anneke en Rogier | nog | heel goed | herinneren

We still remember Anneke and Rogier very well.

_Zich herinneren_(to remember) is a [reflexive verb](#/lesson/WordOrder.05).

[FF](#/lesson/WordOrder.04) | [DIROB](#/lesson/WordOrder.16) | [MANNER](#/lesson/WordOrder.14) | [MANNER](#/lesson/WordOrder.14) | [OV](#/lesson/WordOrder.24)

Hij heeft | Oorlog en Vrede | al | een keer of zes | gelezen

He has already read War and Peace about six times.

_Een keer of zes_ is the translation of _about six times._

Direct object and possessive/demonstrative Direct object starting with a cardinal number
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