Difference between revisions of "Language/Dutch/Grammar/Adjectives"
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== Past participle used as an adjective (Voltooid deelwoord gebruikt als een bijvoeglijk naamwoord/adjectief == | == Past participle used as an adjective (Voltooid deelwoord gebruikt als een bijvoeglijk naamwoord/adjectief == | ||
It is possible to use a past participle as an adjective, just like in English. However, there are some rules you have to follow. | |||
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* De '''vergrote''' foto - ''The '''enlarged''' picture'' (This comes from the verb "vergroten", which only has one 't' in the infinitive, so also one 't' in the adjective form) | * De '''vergrote''' foto - ''The '''enlarged''' picture'' (This comes from the verb "vergroten", which only has one 't' in the infinitive, so also one 't' in the adjective form) | ||
* De '''gegeven''' formules - ''The '''given''' formulas'' (This comes from the verb "geven", which is irregular. The past participle of "geven" is "gegeven", and there you have the adjective form) | * De '''gegeven''' formules - ''The '''given''' formulas'' (This comes from the verb "geven", which is irregular. The past participle of "geven" is "gegeven", and there you have the adjective form) |
Revision as of 09:07, 4 March 2019
Adjectives in Dutch (Dutch: Bijvoeglijke naamwoorden/Adjectieven) can be placed before the noun or after the noun, just like in English. When the adjective is placed after the noun (mostly using a verb like zijn (to be)), or when the adjective relates to another adjective, it is called an adverb (Dutch: Bijwoord).
The following examples are all adjectives and no adverbs!
* De grote auto - The big car (This is the regular form, comes from the word "groot", and since it has two o's, only one appears in the adjective form. At the end of the word an "e" is added)
Remark: When you're talking about superlatives, the following may occur: Jij bent de grootste jongen - You're the biggest boy (In the superlative, it's possible that the adjective has two consecutive vowels, which is not possible in the regular form) |
Past participle used as an adjective (Voltooid deelwoord gebruikt als een bijvoeglijk naamwoord/adjectief
It is possible to use a past participle as an adjective, just like in English. However, there are some rules you have to follow.
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