Describing people
Use with a description: . Use with hair, eyes and glasses: , . Hair is a mass noun, so say without . Eyes are plural: .
Before a noun apply the adjective pattern from lesson 8: , , . After the verb leave the ending off: . Descriptions of the learner do not change with sex. is a genuine word difference for a male/female neighbour.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Joost is tall. | ||
| Joost is tall. | ||
| Joost has black hair. | ||
| Joost has black hair. | ||
| He has brown eyes. | ||
| He has brown eyes. | ||
| He has black hair. | ||
| He has black hair. | ||
| Mrs De Vries has glasses. | ||
| Mrs De Vries has glasses. | ||
| My neighbour is friendly. | ||
| My neighbour is friendly. | ||
| I live in a small town. | ||
| I live in a small town. | ||
| The town is beautiful. | ||
| The town is beautiful. | ||
Joost is lang.Joost is tall.
Joost heeft zwart haar.Joost has black hair.
Hij heeft bruine ogen.He has brown eyes.
Hij heeft zwart haar.He has black hair.
Mevrouw De Vries heeft een bril.Mrs De Vries has glasses.
Mijn buur is vriendelijk.My neighbour is friendly.
Ik woon in een kleine stad.I live in a small town.
De stad is mooi.The town is beautiful.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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Joost is tall.
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Joost has black hair.
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He has brown eyes.
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He has black hair.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Joost lang.
Joost is tall.
Joost zwart haar.
Joost has black hair.
Hij heeft ogen.
He has brown eyes.
Hij heeft haar.
He has black hair.
Mevrouw De Vries heeft een .
Mrs De Vries has glasses.
Mijn buur is .
My neighbour is friendly.
Ik woon in een stad.
I live in a small town.
De stad is .
The town is beautiful.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Hij heeft ogen.
He has brown eyes.
Hij heeft haar.
He has black hair.
Mevrouw De Vries heeft een .
Mrs De Vries has glasses.
Mijn buur is .
My neighbour is friendly.
Ik woon in een stad.
I live in a small town.
De stad is .
The town is beautiful.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Joost is tall.
Joost has black hair.
He has brown eyes.
He has black hair.
Mrs De Vries has glasses.
My neighbour is friendly.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Joost is tall.
You say:
Use the meaning and Dutch pattern explained in this unit.
Joost is tall.
You say:
Use the meaning and Dutch pattern explained in this unit.
Joost has black hair.
You say:
Use the meaning and Dutch pattern explained in this unit.
Joost has black hair.
You say:
Use the meaning and Dutch pattern explained in this unit.
He has brown eyes.
You say:
Use the meaning and Dutch pattern explained in this unit.
He has brown eyes.
You say:
Use the meaning and Dutch pattern explained in this unit.
He has black hair.
You say:
Use the meaning and Dutch pattern explained in this unit.
He has black hair.
You say:
Use the meaning and Dutch pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
