Preface |
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Introduction |
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Chapter 1 Pronunciation |
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1.4 Pronunciation of the ending -en |
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Chapter 2 Spelling |
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2.1 Spelling rules: closed and open syllables |
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2.2 The relationship between f and v, s and z |
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Chapter 3 The plural |
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24 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Articles and demonstratives |
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4.2 The indefinite article |
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Chapter 5 Present tense and word order |
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5.4 Word order in the Dutch sentence |
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Chapter 6 Pronouns: subject and object |
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6.2 Object pronouns used for the object of a verb |
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6.3 Subject or object pronoun die |
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6.4 A sentence with two objects: direct and indirect |
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Chapter 7 Possessive adjectives and pronouns |
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7.1 Possessive adjectives |
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7.2 Adjective endings after possessives |
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Chapter 8 Pronouns: reflexives and indefinite |
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8.4 Table of all pronouns in Dutch |
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Chapter 9 The verb; hebben and zip and the imperative |
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9.1 Verbs with stems ending in -t or -d |
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9.2 The verbs gaan, staan, slaan, doers, zien |
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9.4 The verbs hebben and zijn |
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Chapter 10 Negation |
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Chapter 11 Adjectives, adverbs and comparison |
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11.4 Comparison of adjectives and adverbs |
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11.5 The superlative used as an adverb |
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Chapter 12 Numbers and dates, currency and measurement, telling the time |
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12.4 Units of currency, measures and time |
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Chapter 13 The past tense: "weak" verbs |
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13.1 Weak and strong verbs |
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13.2 Simple past of weak verbs |
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13.5 Past tenses of English verbs used in Dutch |
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Chapter 14 The past tense: "strong" verbs |
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14.1 Simple past of strong verbs |
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14.2 Vowel changes in the stem |
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14.3 Conjugation with hebben or zijn? |
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14.4 Past participle without ge- |
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Chapter 15 Some irregular verbs; the past perfect tense |
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Chapter 16 Modal auxiliaries, verbs plus infinitive |
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16.2 The constructions mogen van, moeten van and niet hoeven van |
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16.4 Independent use of modals |
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16.5 The verb laten and others used in association with an infinitive |
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16.6 Modal verbs, laten and other verbs with (te) + infinitive in past tenses |
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Chapter 17 The future, the continuous, the present participle and the infinitive |
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17.3 The present participle |
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Chapter 18 Colloquial speech and writing |
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18.2 Word order and combinations of particles |
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18.3 Spoken language versus written language |
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Chapter 19 Separable and inseparable prefixes |
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19.1 Stressed separable prefixes |
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19.2 Separable verbs in the sentence |
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19.3 Inseparable prefixes |
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19.4 Stressed inseparable prefixes |
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Chapter 20 Conjunctions and relative pronouns |
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20.1 Coordinating conjunctions |
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20.2 Subordinating conjunctions |
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Chapter 21 Prepositions |
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21.1 Most commonly used prepositions |
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21.3 Noun or adjective + preposition |
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21.5 Preposition follows noun |
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Chapter 22 Word order: position of the verb in the sentence |
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22.1 The conjugated part of the verb in second position |
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22.2 The conjugated part of the verb in first position |
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22.3 The conjugated part of the verb in final position |
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22.4 Restating the three positions |
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22.5 The negating adverb niet |
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Chapter 23 The word er, prepositional compounds |
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23.3 Special cases involving er + preposition |
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Chapter 24 Diminutives |
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24.1 Forms of the diminutive |
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24.2 Diminutives as adverbs |
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24.3 Using the diminutive |
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Chapter 25 The passive voice |
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25.1 The passive construction |
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25.2 Tenses in the passive |
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25.3 Passive and non-passive |
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25.6 When is the passive voice used? |
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Chapter 26 Idiomatic usages of some common verbs |
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26.1 Aspectual meanings of some verbs |
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26.3 Some easily confused pairs |
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Chapter 27 Word formation and derivation |
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27.2 Derivation by suffix |
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27.3 Stress shift in derivation |
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27.4 Derivation by prefix |
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Chapter 28 Going on |
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28.1 Dutch grammars-intermediate and advanced |
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28.6 Histories of the Dutch language |
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28.7 Books on the Netherlands and Flanders |
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Strong and irregular verbs in common use |
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Key to the exercises |
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Dutch-English vocabulary |
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Index |
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