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The Dutch grammar allows you to manipulate the vocabulary to obtain multiple forms of a word. The grammatical rules below are the most important in Dutch and help connect words or shape the structure. We start with the prepositions:
And: ![]() |
Under: onder ![]() |
Before: voor ![]() |
After: na ![]() |
Inside: binnen ![]() |
Outside: buiten ![]() |
With: met ![]() |
But: maar ![]() |
For: voor ![]() |
From: uit/van ![]() |
To: aan ![]() |
In: in ![]() |
To ask questions, use the following:
What?: wat? ![]() |
Who?: wie? ![]() |
How?: hoe? ![]() |
Why?: waarom? ![]() |
Where?: waar? ![]() |
Some of the most important time adverbs:
Never: nooit ![]() |
Rarely: zelden ![]() |
Sometimes: soms ![]() |
Usually: gewoonlijk ![]() |
Always: altijd ![]() |
Very: zeer/erg ![]() |
Most commonly used pronouns in Dutch:
I: ik ![]() |
You: jij, je, u ![]() |
He: hij ![]() |
She: zij, ze ![]() |
We: wij, we ![]() |
They: zij ![]() |
To express the possession of something [possessive form]:
My: mijn ![]() |
Your: jouw, uw ![]() |
His: zijn ![]() |
Her: haar ![]() |
Our: onze ![]() |
Their: hun ![]() |
Some random verbs to show how it's being used:
Some extra grammatical structures:
The above Dutch grammar can provide tools to use in coordination with the Dutch vocabulary to obtain some popular Dutch phrases.
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Did you know? Grammar can help you increase your vocabulary dramatically. Grammar is like a tool which helps you manipulate words in a sentence by changing the shape and location of a word to create something new out of the old one. |