Introduction to Dutch : A Practical Grammar
Introduction to Dutch : A Practical Grammar
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Author(s): Shetter, William Z.
ISBN No.: 9789024721160
Pages: x, 209
Year: 197807
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 79.05
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Introduction: The Dutch language.- 1. Pronunciation.- 2. Spelling.- 3. The plural.- 4.


The articles and demonstratives.- 5. Personal pronouns. The verb.- 6. The verb (continued). Hebben and zijn. The imperative.


- 7. Reading selections. The place of the verb.- 8. The adjective. Comparison.- 9. The object pronouns.


Reflexives.- 10. Possessive and interrogative pronouns.- 11. Review of the pronouns. Reading selection.- 12. Numbers and dates.


Currency and units of measurement.- 13. The verb, past and present perfect tenses (weak).- 14. The verb, past and present perfect tenses (strong).- 15. Some irregular verbs. The past perfect tense.


Use of the tenses.- 16. The modal auxiliaries. Verb plus infinitive.- 17. The future tense. The present participle and infinitive.- 18.


Review of verb forms. Reading selection.- 19. Separable prefixes.- 20. Conjunctions. Relative pronouns.- 21.


Word order: The place of the verb.- 22. The word ER. Prepositional compounds.- 23. Diminutives.- 24. The passive voice.


- 25. Reading: Prinsjesdag.- 26. Telling time.- 27. Idiomatic usages of some common verbs.- 28. Word formation and derivation.


- 29. Reading: Gezichten, door Clare Lennart.- Appendix A: A list of the most useful strong and irregular verbs.- Appendix B: Key to the exercises.- Dutch-English vocabulary.- English-Dutch vocabulary.


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