ABSTRACT

This Grammar shows, step by step, how the language is constructed. It presents a lively and accessible description of the language using plenty of relevant examples. This is the ideal first grammar for the Dutch learner.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|9 pages

Pronunciation

chapter 2|7 pages

Spelling

chapter 3|6 pages

The Plural

chapter 4|8 pages

Articles and Demonstratives

chapter 5|10 pages

Personal Pronouns and the Verb

chapter 7|12 pages

Adjectives, Adverbs, Comparison

chapter 8|13 pages

Object and Reflexive Pronouns

chapter 10|12 pages

Numbers and Dates, Currency and Measurement

chapter 11|8 pages

The Past Tense: Weak Verbs

chapter 12|10 pages

The Past Tense: Strong Verbs

chapter 14|11 pages

Modal auxiliaries, verbs plus infinitive

chapter 16|11 pages

Colloquial Speech and Writing

chapter 17|9 pages

Separable and inseparable prefixes

chapter 18|11 pages

Conjunctions and Relative Pronouns

chapter 19|11 pages

Word Order: the Position in the Sentence

chapter 20|11 pages

The Word Er, Prepositional Compounds

chapter 21|6 pages

Diminutives

chapter 22|10 pages

The Passive Voice

chapter 23|8 pages

Telling the Time

chapter 25|9 pages

Word Formation and Derivation

chapter 26|13 pages

Three Stories

chapter 27|7 pages

Further Learning