Learn Dutch
Learning Dutch as an expat or from scratch? This category covers the essentials that make or break your first conversations in the Netherlands: when to use de and het, how to conjugate regular and irregular verbs in all tenses (with tables and plenty of examples), Dutch numbers, days of the week, months and seasons, and the common phrases you will actually hear on the street. For the curious there is even a tour of Dutch insults and swear words — a surprisingly rich piece of the culture.
Dutch grammar rules are learnable in an afternoon; making them automatic takes practice in full sentences. That is what Taalhammer is built for — see why we think it is the best app to learn Dutch, with native audio and spaced repetition.
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How to conjugate irregular verbs in Dutch. Theory, tables and lots of examples.
Irregularity in verbs was originally the norm. This means that verb forms were ‘regular’ when they were irregular. This is how languages evolved – largely through random processes, acting in
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Regular verbs in Dutch and their conjugation in all tenses. Tables and lots
Regular verbs are the majority of the verbs in Dutch. The follow conjugation patterns and rules. To conjugate them, we first have to find the stem in the verb and
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How to Expand Your Vocabulary in Dutch
If you’re one of the brave souls trying your luck at learning a new language, first things first: pat yourself on the back. Learning a new language isn’t easy. Especially
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Dutch Insults and Swear Words – the History and Art
Understanding the Dutch language, and specifically Dutch slang, will benefit the eager beginner language learner. Learning Dutch swear words and insults is a fun way to get acquainted with the
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The most difficult aspects of Dutch grammar
I have been living in Wroclaw for about five years now. I chose this city because it wasn’t that far from my family home and it had courses that interested
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Days of the week, months and seasons in Dutch
As a student of Dutch philology, I have travelled to Belgium and the Netherlands more than once to explore my interests and to learn about the countries I am studying.
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Conjugation of Dutch verbs
The conjugation of verbs can keep Dutch language learners up at night. Why are they so important and why do people have so many problems with them? How to tackle
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Common phrases in Dutch
Once, when I went to the Netherlands to visit a friend, I was unexpectedly taken by him to a birthday party of a close friend of his. I must admit
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Dutch Numbers
I remember being at the Loveland music festival in Amsterdam. Somewhere in the crowd I got separated from my group. But it wasn’t so bad, because I met a girl
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When to use “De” and “Het” in Dutch
When you start learning Dutch, you will quickly realise that without knowing the basics of how to use the definite articles, to use “De” and “Het” in Dutch it will