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Neutral nouns in Dutch
Hi!
Is there any trick to recognize if a noun is neutral in Dutch, so that one can get the article right?
Thank you
Maurizio
23 de set de 2017 09:19
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Not really.
However, if you use "tje" or "je" ending nouns you can't go wrong, they're always neutral. :-)
23 de setembro de 2017
Hi Maurizio,
Good question! Fortunately we do have some helpful ''rules'' to help you remember what articles to use when!
Here they are:
- All words that are made smaller with (e)(t)je are neuter (de vrouw – het vrouwtje, de man – het mannetje),
- Practically all words that and on standard suffixes like -ing, -ij, -ie, -e and -heid are feminine (de vereniging, de bakkerij, de
politie, de dame, de moeilijkheid),
- All infinite verbs used as nouns are neuter (het eten, het fietsen),
- Words starting with standard prefixes like ge-, ver, ont- and be- and not ending on -ing are neuter (het gevaar, het verhaal,
het ontzag, het beslag),
- Words ending on -el or -er are quite often de-words (de tafel, de beker),
- Buildings, however, are often het-words (het theater, het huis, het station – just not de bioscoop, since that ends on -scoop,
which is one of those standard suffixes),
- In plural all words get de (de vrouwtjes, de boeken)
and, naturally, all words referring to persons(individuals) are de-words (de minister, de bakker).
Hope these are helpful for you.
28 de setembro de 2017
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Maurizio
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Holandês, Inglês, Alemão, Italiano, Espanhol
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