ABSTRACT

Dutch: An Essential 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. Particular attention is paid to areas of difficulty for English speakers. With a range of suporting exercises and lavish use of illustration, 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