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When you understand the
general pronunciation of Dutch
and you've learned some words
and made a start with the verbs
it's time to begin 'building sentences,' (just by yourself:
thinking, writing) — word
order, sentence structure: where do the various elements in
sentences go? It's not purely word order but also explains some other
important element features that will come up when building sentences.
1. Subject - Verb
2. Subject - Verb - Object
3. Subject - Verb - Complement
4. Adjectives, Adverbs and Nouns
5A. Past Participles and Verb Infinitives at the
End of the Line
5B. Past Participles, Infinitives,
and the use of 'te'
6A. Questions
- 6B. Query Words
7. Negative Statements - nee, niet, geen -
and:
ja, wel
8. The Imperative: Commands, Orders,
Instructions, Suggestions
9. The Indirect Object
10. Reflexive Verbs
11. Time and Place 1
12. Time and/or Place at the Start of the
Sentence
13. Combining Object and Complement
14. Ongoing Activities - The Dutch Continuous
15. Splitting Verbs
16. The Passive Voice
17. Placeholders 'Er,' 'Daar'
and 'Waar'
18. Sentences Starting with a Condition
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