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Short    De fiets en fietsen
Dutch Bicycling Words and Phrases
[bicyclist (I ride a bike)]
(de) fietser click to hear 2 bicyclist
ik fiets click to hear 2 3 I'm bicycling 		[my bicycle]
mijn fiets click to hear 2 3 my bicycle
(Gazelle click to hear 2)

fietsen to ride a bike
ik fiets I ride a bike
jij fietst you ride a bike (singular informal)
hij fietst he rides a bike
wij fietsen we ride bikes
jullie fietsen you ride bikes (plural informal)
zij fietsen they ride bikes
U fietst you ride a bike (polite)
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(fietsen) to ride a bike
ik fietste I rode a bike
jij fietste you rode a bike
hij fietste he rode a bike
wij fietsten we rode bikes
jullie fietsten y'all rode bikes
zij fietsten they rode bikes
U fietste you rode a bike
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Dutch verbs of motion use 'hebben' ‑>> as auxiliary verb in the perfect tenses when it's about the time spent, the event or the distance covered and 'zijn' ‑>> when it's about the destination ‑>>
Ik heb een uur gefietst click to hear 2 I rode a bike for an hour
Ik heb tachtig kilometer gefietst click to hear 2 3 I've biked 80 kilometers
Ze heeft een marathon gelopen click to hear 2 She's done, run a marathon
Ik ben naar Veenendaal gefietst click to hear 2 I rode a bike to Veenendaal
Ik ben naar huis gelopen click to hear 2 I walked home
Bent U blij met Uw fiets? click to hear 2 Are you happy with your bicycle?
(polite you)
Mijn fiets is gestolen geworden click to hear My bike was stolen ‑>>
Wat jammer dat je fiets   
gestolen is! click to hear 2 3 4 		I'm sorry your bike was stolen, Such a pity that your bike was stolen (I feel your pain) ‑>>
Ik ben komen fietsen click to hear 2 3 I've come bicycling, I've come by bike
Kun je op de fiets naar je werk? click to hear 2 Can you ride a bike to work?
We zouden gaan fietsen maar    
't begon te regenen. click to hear		 We were going to make a bike ride but it started to rain (Not something a real Dutchman would say)
En daarom wil ik geen elektrische   
fiets click to hear 2 3 		And that's why I don't want an electric bicycle
... op die  fiets! click to hear 2 3 '... oh, you mean in  that way'
[bicycle wheel]
(het) wiel click to hear 2 		[bike tube and tire]
(de) buitenband click to hear tire
(de) binnenband click to hear tube 		[bicycle pump]
(de) fietspomp click to hear
[bicycle handlebars]
(het) stuur click to hear 		[bicycle saddlebag, pannier]
(de) fietstas click to hear 		[Dutch bike lock]
(het) fietsslot
[bicycle seat]
(het) zadel click to hear
(de) tegenwind click to hear [wind-against] headwind
wind mee click to hear 2 3 [wind-along] tailwind
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