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(de) lange kant23
(the) long side
(de) korte kant234
(the) short side
of a rectangular itemterzijde
on the side, aside
Dutch (de) zijde
for 'side' is a little old-fashioned. It also means 'silk.'
Kant also means 'lace.'
Zij-2 can also be
used as a prefix, meaning 'side-'
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Aan de ene kant
23 'on the one [side] hand' Aan de andere kant
23 'on the other hand'
neem de tweede weg links
en dan de derde weg rechts
take the second road to the left
and then the third road to the right - more Traffic and Transportation
'Deze' and 'die' are used for 'de' words
(including plurals) 'dit' and 'dat'
are used for 'het' words.
'Deze' and 'dit' indicate nearby items;
'die' and 'dat' indicate distant items.
Dutch 'tot'
('to, till') is a little ambiguous: is the
second date included or not? To avoid confusion, we sometimes say'tot en met'
('up to and including.')
Comparative and Superlative Degree
Very similar to English, Dutch in general adds -er to
the basic form for the comparative degree, and
-st is added for the superlative degree; but
'meer' ('more') and
meest ('most')
are less common in Dutch than in English. But for you, students, it's
alright to more often use 'meer' and 'meest'
while you're learning.
(de) vergrotende trap
23comparative degree
(de) overtreffende trap
2superlative degree->>
(de) 'trap' usually either means 'stairs' or 'kick'
Aller2
- 'of all' - is the
old-fashioned possessive of
'al'2 'all'
‑>> -
still found in names and standard
phrases etc.
(De) Allerheiligenbaai ('Bay of All Saints'
- San Salvador (?) Brazil - probably named after the day it was 'discovered.')
Dutch has a phrase construction using aller with a superlative:
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