1what is your name?
hoe heet u?
2what time is it?
hoe laat is het
3Question verb "hoe" is often combined with an adverb
Question verb "hoe" is often combined with an adverb
4when "hoe laat" is used in a question you need to answer with exact time (from the clock)
when "hoe laat" is used in a question you need to answer with exact time (from the clock)
5how often do you play tennis?
hoe vaak tennest u?
6to say how often per unit of time (eg twice a week) you use "per" a lot like english: "twee keer per week"
to say how often per unit of time (eg twice a week) you use "per" a lot like english: "twee keer per week"
7week, jaar, and uur do not have plural forms so you would just say "drie jaar"
week, jaar, and uur do not have plural forms so you would just say "drie jaar"
8how long, how tall?
hoe lang?
9how tall are you?
hoe lang ben jij?
10how long have you been learning dutch?
hoe lang leert u Nederlands?
11how far is still to Rome?
hoe ver is het nog naar Rome?
12answer to "hoe ver" is given with distance but you can also answer with a time to tell how long it takes to get somewhere
answer to "hoe ver" is given with distance but you can also answer with a time to tell how long it takes to get somewhere
13how old are you?
hoe oud ben jij?
14to answer "hoe oud" you can just say the number or add "jaar" or "jaar oud" to the number
to answer "hoe oud" you can just say the number or add "jaar" or "jaar oud" to the number
15how many children do you have?
hoeveel kinderen heb jij?
16how much, how many?
hoeveel?
18degrees of comparison
de trappen van vergelijking
19small, smaller, smallest
klein, kleiner, kleinst
20if you say something is the most of a certain degree (kleinst) you use het before the word (very similar to english), eg - De baby is het kleinst.
if you say something is the most of a certain degree (kleinst) you use het before the word (very similar to english), eg - De baby is het kleinst.
21the girl is smaller than the boy
ket meisje is kleiner dan de jongen
22for adding -er and -st to end of adjectives/adverbs you follow very similar rules to adding -e to adjectives/adverbs
eg - groot, groter, grootst
for adding -er and -st to end of adjectives/adverbs you follow very similar rules to adding -e to adjectives/adverbs
eg - groot, groter, grootst
23high, higher, highest
hoog, hoger, hoogst
24thin, thinner, thinnest
dun, dunner, dunst
25lovely, more lovely, most lovely
lief, liever, lievst
26when adding -er to adjective/adverb that ends in f/s you change it to v/z but you don't do this when adding -st
when adding -er to adjective/adverb that ends in f/s you change it to v/z but you don't do this when adding -st
27well, better, best
goed, beter, best
28gladly/like to, prefer to, like to __ the most
graag, liever, liefst (this is confusing because it's the same as more lovely and most lovely)
29little/few, less/fewer, least/fewest
weinig, minder, minst
30a lot, more, most
veel, meer, meest
31when superlatives/comparatives are acting as an adjective you add an -e like normal adjectives (except het words after een)
when superlatives/comparatives are acting as an adjective you add an -e like normal adjectives (except het words after een)
32he has a smaller car
hij heeft een kleinere auto
33sentences like "de baby is het kleinst" can have an -e at the end of the superlative or not, it doesn't matter
sentences like "de baby is het kleinst" can have an -e at the end of the superlative or not, it doesn't matter
34to say two things/people are equal in a comparison you use "even"
to say two people/things are equal in a comparison you use "even"
35Maaike is just as tall
Maiike is even groot
36Maiike is as tall as Peter
Maiike is even groot als Peter
37if both elements you're comparing are in the same sentence you use dan
if both elements you're comparing are in the same sentence you use dan