These are the words and expressions you encountered in leestekst 2 in alphabetical order. Apart from specific expressions, words have been included in the form in which you would find them in the dictionary. You can find more information for some words if you click on the hot links.
In leestekst 1, we came across ‘dit’ as a Dutch word for ‘this’. Here, however, we find ‘deze’. As you may have begun to suspect, the form used depends on whether a de-word or a het-word is being referred to – ‘dit’ is used with het-words, ‘deze’ with de-words. By extension, there are also two words for ‘that’ – ‘dat’ for het-words and ‘die’ for de-words. For more information on demonstrative pronouns, go to online Grammar
Numbers (getallen)
Here is an overview of the words for numbers in Dutch. Note how numbers higher than 20 are formed.
1
een
13
dertien
30
dertig
2
twee
14
veertien
40
veertig
3
drie
15
vijftien
50
vijftig
4
vier
16
zestien
60
zestig
5
vijf
17
zeventien
70
zeventig
6
zes
18
achttien
80
tachtig
7
zeven
19
negentien
90
negentig
8
acht
20
twintig
100
honderd
9
negen
21
eenentwintig
112
honderdtwaalf
10
tien
22
tweeëntwintig
254
tweehonderdvierenvijftig
11
elf
23
drieëntwintig
1000
duizend
12
twaalf
24
vierentwintig
1243
twaalfhonderddrieënveertig
duizendtweehonderddrieënveertig
Er is
Just a fixed expression which is worth memorising, as this type of construction is quite frequently used:
These are the words and expressions you encountered in leestekst 2 in alphabetical order. Apart from specific expressions, words have been included in the form in which you would find them in the dictionary. You can find more information for some words if you click on the hot links
In leestekst 1, we came across ‘dit’ as a Dutch word for ‘this’. Here, however, we find ‘deze’. As you may have begun to suspect, the form used depends on whether a de-word or a het-word is being referred to – ‘dit’ is used with het-words, ‘deze’ with de-words. By extension, there are also two words for ‘that’ – ‘dat’ for het-words and ‘die’ for de-words. For more information on demonstrative pronouns, go to