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The Animals in Dutch 1 |
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the: de
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het
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3
- 't
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Plurals always take 'de'
a: (een) - 'n
/ one: één
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zoogdieren vogels reptielen hear - 2 |
(mammals) (birds) (reptiles) |
amfibieën vissen insecten hear - 2 |
(amphibians) (fish) (insects) |
apen mensapen hear (de) mensaap ![]() |
(monkeys) (apes) (ape) |
dier beest hear |
(animal, usually a mammal) (beast) |
(de) mens
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(de) man
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(de) vrouw
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(het) kind
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(de) jongen
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(het) meisje
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(de) baby (E)
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(de) kleuter
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(de) blindengeleidehond
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[steering-the-blind dog] seeing-eye dog
Many of the words for animals show the common roots of English and Dutch, like
cow/(de) koe
- sheep/(het) schaap
- fowl/(de) vogel
2
- and mare/(de) merrie
Some words shifted meaning, like
pork/(het) varken
2
(=pig),
pig/(de) big
(=piglet),
steer/(de) stier
(=bull),
deer/(het) dier
(=any animal) and
hound/(de) hond
(=any dog).
Other words seem to be unrelated, like
horse/(het) paard
2
and
rooster/(de) haan
2
- 'horse' is related to Dutch (het) ros
which is either used jocularly
(ijzeren ros
'bicycle')
or designates an older horse, and haan looks like related to
English 'hen,' although that's a female.
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Bears and wolf pictures by © Siem & Monique Sipma. All rights reserved. |
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(het) vee herkauwen (het) pluimvee hear |
(cattle) (to [re-chew] ruminate) (poultry) |
huisdieren roofdieren hear |
(pets, domesticated animals) ([rob-animals] predators) |
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(de) stijgbeugel
2
'stirrup' -
(de) teugels
'reins' -
(de) hoef / hoeven
2
'hoof/hooves'
(het) hoefijzer
2
'horseshoe' -
(de) hoefsmid
2
'farrier,' a blacksmith who fits horses with horseshoes
(de) stal
2
'stable, pen' -
(het) gras
'grass' -
(het) hooi
'hay' -
(het) stro
2
'straw'
(het) voer
'animal feed' -
(de) haver
2
'oats' -
(de) trog
2
'manger'
(het) zadel
2
'saddle' (also: 'bike seat') -
(de) pony (English)
2
- some people say:
2
(with Dutch 'long O') -
(de) kattenbak
2
'cat litter box' -
(het) gewei
'antlers' ('deer horns')
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Basic Animals
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(de) staart
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tail | (de/het) hoorn
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horn | |
(de) veer
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feather | (de) vleugel
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wing | |
(de) bek
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animal mouth | (de) nagel
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nail | |
(de) snuit
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snout | (de) klauw
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claw | |
(de) snavel
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bird beak | schubben
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scales | |
(de) vin
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fin | (de) kieuw
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gill | |
(de) vacht
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fur, pelt, fleece | hoeven
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hooves |
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