Family and ownership
Use for my, for your familiar, for polite your, for his, for her, for your plural and for their. The owner's sex affects , not the sex of the thing owned. is our before a singular noun; otherwise use : , , .
Say ages with : , . Learn (he was) as a background phrase now; the full past pattern follows in lesson 20. politely says a person has died.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| This is my son. | ||
| This is my son. | ||
| Joost has his trumpet. | ||
| Joost has his trumpet. | ||
| Emma has her book. | ||
| Emma has her book. | ||
| This is our flat. | ||
| This is our flat. | ||
| That is our table. | ||
| That is our table. | ||
| These are their daughters. | ||
| These are their daughters. | ||
| My son is fifty. | ||
| My son is fifty. | ||
| This is your family, politely. | ||
| This is your family, politely. | ||
Dit is mijn zoon.This is my son.
Joost heeft zijn trompet.Joost has his trumpet.
Emma heeft haar boek.Emma has her book.
Dit is ons huis.This is our flat.
Dat is onze tafel.That is our table.
Dit zijn hun dochters.These are their daughters.
Mijn zoon is vijftig.My son is fifty.
Dit is uw familie.This is your family, politely.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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This is my son.
.
Joost has his trumpet.
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Emma has her book.
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This is our flat.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Dit is zoon.
This is my son.
Joost heeft trompet.
Joost has his trumpet.
Emma heeft boek.
Emma has her book.
Dit is huis.
This is our flat.
Dat is tafel.
That is our table.
Dit is dochter.
These are their daughters.
Mijn zoon vijftig.
My son is fifty.
Dit is familie.
This is your family, politely.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Emma heeft boek.
Emma has her book.
Dit is huis.
This is our flat.
Dat is tafel.
That is our table.
Dit is dochter.
These are their daughters.
Mijn zoon vijftig.
My son is fifty.
Dit is familie.
This is your family, politely.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
This is my son.
Joost has his trumpet.
Emma has her book.
This is our flat.
That is our table.
These are their daughters.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
This is my son.
You say:
Use the meaning and Dutch pattern explained in this unit.
This is my son.
You say:
Use the meaning and Dutch pattern explained in this unit.
Joost has his trumpet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Dutch pattern explained in this unit.
Joost has his trumpet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Dutch pattern explained in this unit.
Emma has her book.
You say:
Use the meaning and Dutch pattern explained in this unit.
Emma has her book.
You say:
Use the meaning and Dutch pattern explained in this unit.
This is our flat.
You say:
Use the meaning and Dutch pattern explained in this unit.
This is our flat.
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
