In Dutch the tiny word “er” give the learner the nightmare because it’s have a lot of ussage. So I hope this post at least gonna help everyone have a trouble like I have a felling about how to use ‘er’ correctly. Er + indefinite subject Er staat een boom in de tuin Er zijn… Read More [Dutch] How to use ‘Er’
In German if you want to express what do you like to do you can use gern or gerne. You can use these 2 and there is not different about them . Example: Ich tanze gern (I like to dance) Ich spiele gern Fußball (I like to play football) Ich mache gern Urlaub (I like… Read More [German] How to Say “I like to…” or “to like”
How to say you love someone/ something or you like to do something in Dutch ? In Dutch there 2 two words to express your feeling about something/someone/activities Let’s take a look at examples below: Houden van: Ze houden van aanpassingen zolang er niets verandert (They love modifications just as long as nothing actually changes.)… Read More [Dutch] Houden van & Graag
Today post it’s fairly short about 2 words mean “know” in both languages. I combine these 2 because Dutch and German share a lot of common Grammar and Vocalbulary So how do you know when to use which. Let’s take a look at sample below. Dutch Kennen jullie die twee meisjes ? ( You know those two… Read More Kennen, Weten in Dutch vs Kennen, Wissen in German
In Dutch the words order is the tricky things for every one when they start to learn Dutch. But dont worry because I’m here to help you. So let’s get start First we have to know that Dutch is a v2 language meaning that the verb always at the second position after the subject And… Read More [Dutch] Words order
Mostly in every day conversation we have to use verb of position to communicate and it’s important to understand and use it correctly. Today I will introduce how to use liggen/ staan/ zitten and when to use it. Liggen We use liggen when an object is actually lying down on its side (like a book… Read More [Dutch] liggen/ staan/ zitten
When I start to learn Dutch and I think everyone will have the same problem and wonder when we will need to add “e” at the end of end adjective. So today I will explain how to do it and it fairly simple but before that please read my blog about de and het because… Read More [Dutch] When to add “e” at the end of adjective
In Dutch there is a few way to express your interest toward something so today post I will explain how to use graag/ liever/ liefst(e). graag: I enjoy/ like to, please Example: Werk je er graag ? (Do you like to work there) Jij kookt graag (You like to cook) Zij willen graag een olifant… Read More [Dutch] Graag/ Liever/ Liefst(e)
In English we have “have” and “to be” and German also have these two. That’s “haben” (have) and “sein” (to be). Today we will learn how to do conjugated for “haben” and “sein” haben sein ich (I) habe bin du (you, informal) hast bist Sie (you, formal) haben sind er/ sie/ es (he/ she/ it)… Read More [German] Irregular verbs: haben and sein
Dutch is different than English when come to Negation. There are two kind of negation in Dutch and that’s “Niet” and “Geen” and today I will explain how to use it. Let’s take a look at example sentences below: Zij spreken geen Nederlands (They don’t speak Dutch) We hebben geen boeken (We don’t have book)… Read More [Dutch] Negation
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