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| EmmiInEurope Tetraglot Newbie South Africa nederlandsvirafrikaa Joined 4926 days ago 13 posts - 26 votes Speaks: Afrikaans*, English, French, Dutch Studies: Spanish | Message 241 of 509 17 January 2011 at 9:26pm | IP Logged | |||||
Problem is that I'm Afrikaans speaking, so already know all the words - just never had the opportunity to learn the de/het with the words. To do this post the fact is so tough. Like the idea of colourcoding! Thanks Tommus for the link, will check it out. Jank, if you don't call it gender, what do you call it? 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| ReneeMona Diglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 5146 days ago 864 posts - 1274 votes  Speaks: Dutch*, EnglishC2 Studies: French | Message 243 of 509 17 January 2011 at 9:53pm | IP Logged | |||||
I forgot to take a look at the languages you already speak. I suppose that would make it harder. You could perhaps find a list of het-words, since they are less common than de-words and learn those by heart. Or you could simply read and listen a lot and wait for them to sink in naturally, though that might take a while. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| tracker465 Senior Member United States Joined 5163 days ago 355 posts - 496 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish, Dutch | Message 244 of 509 18 January 2011 at 4:24am | IP Logged | |||||
When I studied German, I always memorized the gender with the noun. With Dutch, since there are only "het" and "de" words to worry about, I only memorize the "het" since they are fewer in number, and then the others will naturally be "de" 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| JanKG Tetraglot Senior Member Belgium Joined 5578 days ago 245 posts - 280 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, German, French Studies: Italian, Finnish | Message 245 of 509 18 January 2011 at 7:46am | IP Logged | |||||
I must agree here ;-), but because 'de' does not allow to distinguish m and f, I was inclined not to call them gender markers. But I suppose I have to agree they are. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Vini Diglot Newbie Brazil Joined 4919 days ago 24 posts - 22 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, English Studies: Latin, Dutch | Message 246 of 509 19 January 2011 at 9:52pm | IP Logged | |||||
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"is" comes often in the end of sentence, or it must ALWAYS come in the end of sentence?
For example: "Ik denk dat hij dikwijls niet zo geduldig is", ""Hij vertelt dat het altijd mooi is" 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| JanKG Tetraglot Senior Member Belgium Joined 5578 days ago 245 posts - 280 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, German, French Studies: Italian, Finnish | Message 247 of 509 19 January 2011 at 9:58pm | IP Logged | |||||
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No, no, the 'is' is just one conjugated verb, and conjugated verbs are put
- right after the subject in main clauses - at the end of a subclause That is the main rule. Example: Hij is dikwijls niet zo geduldig (main clause) "Ik denk dat (introducing a subclause) hij dikwijls niet zo geduldig is", Edited by JanKG on 19 January 2011 at 9:59pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| krieger Diglot Newbie United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4871 days ago 11 posts - 11 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German | Message 248 of 509 20 January 2011 at 4:41am | IP Logged | |||||
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Any good books or programs for a beginner Dutch learner? I have been doing studying on Livemocha, is there any better site for a Dutch learner?
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