1.
(het) raam
2
/ ramen
| window / windows ‑>> | ||
| geel
/ gele
2 |
yellow ‑>> - 2 | ||
| 'Long i'
is
never written as 'ii.'
In 'old' Dutch words it's often written as 'ie' but in 'modern' loanwords it can be written as 'i.' | |||
| (de) mier
/ mieren
2
|
ant / ants ‑>> | ||
| (de) gitaar
/ (het) virus
|
guitar ‑>> / virus ‑>> | ||
| rood
/ rode
|
red ‑>> - 2 | ||
| duur
/ dure
2
3
|
expensive ‑>> | ||
| 2.
(de) bal
/ ballen
|
ball / balls ‑>> | ||
| (de) wet
/
wetten
|
law / laws ‑>> | ||
| wit
/ witte
2
|
|
white ‑>> - 2 | |
| (het) bot
/ botten
|
bone / bones | ||
| (de) bus
/ bussen
2
3
| bus ‑>> // metal jar ‑>> / buses / jars | ||
| 3.
paars
/ paarse
2
|
purple ‑>> - 2 | ||
| verkeerd
/ verkeerde
2
3
|
wrong, mistaken ‑>> | ||
| (de) fiets
2
3
/ fietsen
2
| bicycle / bicycles ‑>> | ||
| (het) woord
/ woorden
| word / words ‑>> | ||
| gefrituurd
2
/ (de) huurder
2
3
|
deep-fried / tenant, renter | ||
| zwart
/ zwarte
|
black ‑>> - 2 | ||
| (de) mens
2
/ mensen
|
man, human / men, humans ‑>> - 2 | ||
| (de) uitzondering
2
/ uitzonderingen
2
| exception / exceptions ‑>> 2 | ||
| (de) vork
/ vorken
| fork / forks ‑>> | ||
|
(de) vrucht
/ vruchten
2 |
a fruit, fruit / fruits ‑>> 2 | ||
| 4.
blauw
/ blauwe
2
3
|
blue ‑>> - 2 | ||
| oud
2
/ oude
2
|
old ‑>> | ||
| klein
2
3
/ kleine
|
small ‑>> | ||
| fijn
2 /
fijne
2 |
pleasant // fine, small-scale | ||
| leuk
2
3
4
/ leuke
|
nice, enjoyable ‑>> | ||
| groen
/ groene
2
|
green ‑>> - 2 | ||
| bruin
/ bruine
|
brown ‑>> - 2 | ||
| 5.
Words that have a
'voiceless, unstressed E'
(the 'schwa')
or a voiceless‑E sound in their
last syllable don't double the consonant, only add the E-ending:
| |||
| ander
/ andere
2
3
|
other ‑>> | ||
| duidelijk
/ duidelijke
|
clear, obvious ‑>> | ||
| vorig
/ vorige
2
|
previous ‑>> | ||
Gij zult niet stelen
'Thou shalt not steal'