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Dutch in everyday situations

Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.

Het regent, ik moet

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Form	Example	Meaning
		It is raining today.
It is raining today.
		It is snowing outside.
It is snowing outside.
		It is windy today.
It is windy today.
		The sun is shining.
The sun is shining.
		I have to work.
I have to work.
		You have to come.
You have to come.
		We have to take an umbrella.
We have to take an umbrella.
		You all have to stay home.
You all have to stay home.

Weather uses : , , . Temperature uses . has the sun as its subject.

For use , . A required action is an infinitive at the end: . The negative means no need to: . Here the scene uses the simpler .

Kouder dan, beter dan

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Form	Example	Meaning
		It is colder here than in Hamburg.
It is colder here than in Hamburg.
		This bag is bigger than that bag.
This bag is bigger than that bag.
		Summer is warmer than winter.
Summer is warmer than winter.
		This jacket is better than that jacket.
This jacket is better than that jacket.
		There is more rain here than there.
There is more rain here than there.
		I take a bigger bag.
I take a bigger bag.
		The sea is as cold as the lake.
The sea is as cold as the lake.
		The sea is bigger than the lake.
The sea is bigger than the lake.

A comparative compares two things. Usually add -er: koud → kouder, warm → warmer. Adjust spelling: groot → groter. Use for than. Irregular forms are goed → beter, veel → meer, weinig → minder. Before a noun add -e: .

For equal things say : . Learn the seasons together: . The superlative, meaning the highest degree, usually adds -st: . The next lesson practises that pattern.

De warmste jas

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Form	Example	Meaning
		This is the warmest jacket.
This is the warmest jacket.
		This jacket is the warmest.
This jacket is the warmest.
		This is the biggest house.
This is the biggest house.
		This jacket is the most expensive.
This jacket is the most expensive.
		This is the best jacket.
This is the best jacket.
		The jacket is too small.
The jacket is too small.
		May I try this jacket on?
May I try this jacket on?
		The jacket suits me.
The jacket suits me.

A superlative names the highest degree: , , . Before a noun use -e: , . Without the noun say . Irregular: goed → best, veel → meest, weinig → minst.

means too before a description: . can mean try on: A garment suits you in . announces your choice.

Kunnen, mogen, moeten, willen

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Form	Example	Meaning
		I can cook.
I can cook.
·		You can sing.
You can sing.
		He is allowed to play.
He is allowed to play.
		We are allowed to dance.
We are allowed to dance.
		She has to sleep.
She has to sleep.
		You all have to help.
You all have to help.
		He wants to sing.
He wants to sing.
		They want to play.
They want to play.

These modal verbs take an infinitive at the end without . expresses ability, permission, necessity and desire. The singular forms are , (also and ), . All plural persons use .

In a question move the modal first: , , With after the verb omit -t. Add before the infinitive: .

Want, omdat, als

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Form	Example	Meaning
		I stay home because I am ill.
I stay home because I am ill.
		I stay home because I am ill.
I stay home because I am ill.
		I take an umbrella if it rains.
I take an umbrella if it rains.
		If it rains, I stay home.
If it rains, I stay home.
		I go to bed because I am tired.
I go to bed because I am tired.
		I go to bed because I am tired.
I go to bed because I am tired.
		The jacket is warm, but it is wet.
The jacket is warm, but it is wet.
		I take the jacket because it is warm.
I take the jacket because it is warm.

means because and joins two main clauses. Each keeps normal word order: . also means because but puts the verb at the end of its clause: .

A conditional clause with means if: . If this clause comes first, the main verb follows it immediately: . Keep both clauses short. (he was right) uses the earlier state form .

Practice 1/6 · Finding words

Notice the useful pattern

Tap the form practised in this unit.

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It is raining today.
.
It is colder here than in Hamburg.
.
This is the warmest jacket.
.
I can cook.

Practice 2/6 · The right form

Choose the form

Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.

Het vandaag.
It is raining today.
Hier is het dan in Hamburg.
It is colder here than in Hamburg.
Dit is de jas.
This is the warmest jacket.
Ik koken.
I can cook.
Ik blijf thuis, ik ben ziek.
I stay home because I am ill.
De zon .
The sun is shining.
Deze jas is dan die jas.
This jacket is better than that jacket.
Deze jas is het .
This jacket is the most expensive.

Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps

Complete the messages

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Dit is de jas.
This is the warmest jacket.
Dit is de jas.
This is the warmest jacket.
Ik koken.
I can cook.
Ik koken.
I can cook.
Ik blijf thuis, ik ben ziek.
I stay home because I am ill.
Ik blijf thuis, ik ben ziek.
I stay home because I am ill.
De zon .
The sun is shining.
De zon .
The sun is shining.
Deze jas is dan die jas.
This jacket is better than that jacket.
Deze jas is dan die jas.
This jacket is better than that jacket.
Deze jas is het .
This jacket is the most expensive.
Deze jas is het .
This jacket is the most expensive.

Practice 4/6 · Building sentences

Build a sentence

Put the words in order.

Too hard? Listen to the sentence first.

It is raining today.
It is colder here than in Hamburg.
This is the warmest jacket.
I can cook.
I stay home because I am ill.
The sun is shining.

Practice 5/6 · In situations

What would you say?

Choose the right words for the situation.

It is raining today.
You say:
It is raining today.
You say:
It is colder here than in Hamburg.
You say:
It is colder here than in Hamburg.
You say:
This is the warmest jacket.
You say:
This is the warmest jacket.
You say:
I can cook.
You say:
I can cook.
You say:

Practice 6/6 · Matching

Connect messages and meanings

Match the pairs.

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Het regent, ik moet

Kouder dan, beter dan

De warmste jas

Kunnen, mogen, moeten, willen

Want, omdat, als

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