countable/uncountable nouns 40–1
and adjectives 68–9
currency 23
dates 22–3
days of the week 30–1
degree, adverbs of 82–3
definite article 40–2
demonstrative pronouns (deze, die, dit,
dat) 58–61
and adjectives 68
and distance in time/space 59
dit and dat with linking verbs
59–60
diminutives, endings 100–5
direction
adverbs of 79–80
and prepositions 159
double prepositions 162
durative constructions with liggen,
lopen, zitten, staan 139
emphasis 2, 24–5, 30, 53–4, 62–3, 82,
95, 127
er 87–91
place indicator 88
with an indefinite subject 87–8
with a number 89
er- (inseparable prefix) 108, 115
ergens and nergens 79
formal/informal pronouns jij/je vs. u
2–3
frequency, adverbs of 80–1
future tense 138
ge- (prefix)
inseparable 108, 115
in past participle 113, 115
geen 92–5, 142
gender of nouns 40
graag 75, 83
hebben and zijn 114, 138, 149
present tense 6
simple past tense 121–2
heen and naartoe 79
hem referring to things 53
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hen, hun, and ze 54
her- (inseparable prefix) 108, 115
iemand and niemand 88
iets and niets 88
imperatives 126 –31
and particles 127–9
and word order 147
infinitives as 127
of the verb zijn
past participle as 127
spelling in 127
with a subject (jij or u) 127
imperfect tense see simple past tense
indefinite article 40–2
and adjectives 68
with an affiliation 41–2
indefinite numbers 25–6
indefinite pronouns 88, 153–4
indirect questions with of 150
indefinite subject and er 87–8
indirect objects 53–4, 147
indirect speech, word order 150
and the conjunction dat 150
infinitive constructions 137–42
in present perfect 138, 141
with laten 137
with blijven, gaan, komen 137
with horen, zien, voelen 138
with hangen, liggen, lopen, staan,
zitten 139
with blijken and schijnen 139
with helpen and leren 140
with (niet) hoeven te 140
with om...te141–2
with te 139
with zijn 138
infinitives 6, 137–45
and auxiliary modal verbs 116, 139
as imperatives 127
unusual 7
interrogatives (question words) 15–19
inversion, subject/verb 15, 35, 147
irregular adjectives in comparison 74–5
irregular plural nouns 48
irregular verbs
present perfect tense 115
simple past tense 122