Dutch course Difficulties for learners of Dutch as a second language

By Paytra

Languages

Dutch

Level

Pre-Intermediate

Lessons

School

None

This course focuses on the specific difficulties a learner of Dutch will encounter. Things, that are done differently in Dutch than in their own (native) language. Examples are the use of 'hun' versus 'hen', the 'e' occasionally occurring after adjectives, the 'strong' verbs in past tense and participle, writing one versus more vowels (while the words sounding the same to them).

Teachers:

1. a or aa? e or ee?

And so on and so forth. Especially difficult for Italian... more And so on and so forth. Especially difficult for Italian learners, but many have a problem with this spelling complexity. Seeing many words spelled correctly, and then doing it yourself, usually does the trick. less

2. club E en club T

Have I caught your attention? Club E is 'de, deze, die'... more Have I caught your attention? Club E is 'de, deze, die' and Club T is 'het, dit, dat'. For many foreign learners, it is not obvious when to use what. We will practise, practise and practise less

3. Hun / hen

In this half hour we will deal exclusively with the proper... more In this half hour we will deal exclusively with the proper use of hun and hen, by explaining the difference and practising in exercises. less

4. past tense

Many verbs in Dutch have a so-called 'strong' conjugation -... more Many verbs in Dutch have a so-called 'strong' conjugation - this means that the past tense and the participle are very different to the main verb. It is often hard for learners of Dutch to remember these - we do several challenging exercises in this half hour. less

5. voltooid deelwoord

Just like the past tense can be difficult because of the... more Just like the past tense can be difficult because of the so-called 'strong verbs', the participle is hard to use, too! Here we also have the decision to make: do we use 'hebben' or 'zijn'? One of the hardest parts of the Dutch language to learn - I challenge you to try it! less

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