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| Activities Phrases:
Verbs with Nouns or Adverbs |
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Dutch and English both have phrases consisting of a verb with a noun or
an adverb that describe common, specific activities like brushing teeth,
washing hands etc. In English the verb comes first, and it's often a
present participle - in Dutch the verb comes last, and Dutch uses the
verb infinitive. For instance:
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handen wassen
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washing hands |
| tanden poetsen
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brushing teeth |
| voeten vegen
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wiping feet |
| brood snijden
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slicing bread |
| kaas schaven
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slicing cheese |
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| haring eten
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eating herring
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| thee zetten
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brewing tea |
| woordjes leren
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learning words |
| Nederlands leren
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learn Dutch |
| Veel fietsen
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bike often |
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| Commands, Orders,
Instructions and Suggestions |
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The Imperative:
in commands, orders, instructions and suggestions,
very much like in English,
there is no subject, and as sentences they usually start with the
verb.
The verb stem is the imperative - and it is only rarely used in the
plural.
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| Zwijg!
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Be silent! (Don't speak! Shut up!) |
| Vertel!
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Tell us/me! |
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| Luister!
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Listen! |
| Beken!
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Confess! |
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| Kom terug!
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Come back! |
| Haal diep adem.
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| Take deep breaths.
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Kook de aardappels
zeventien minuten.
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Boil the potatoes for 17 minutes. |
| Neem de tweede weg rechts.
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Take the second road to the right. |
| Doe alsjeblieft de deur dicht!
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Please close the door! |
| Hou er onmiddelijk mee op!
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Stop that right away! |
| Geef 't goede voorbeeld.
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[Give] Set the right example |
| Zeg het voort
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[Say it forth] - Pass it on (a message) |
| Zegt het voort
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Pass it on (a message)
- addressing a crowd |
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