Dutch nouns
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In this chapter you will learn about the Dutch nouns. In this chapter you can learn how to use nouns and how to form them. In the subchapters you will learn about the gender of nouns, the plural, diminutives and compound nouns.
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HideDefinition and usage of the Dutch nouns.
Nouns are words that describe objects, people, animals, events, places and ideas. Nouns can be used with an indefinite article ('een') or with a definite article ('de' / 'het').
Indefinite nouns are used when people talk about something in general or when people think others might not know what they are talking about.
Examples:
- Een hond (a dog)
- Een glas (a glass)
- Een brood (a bread)
Definite nouns are used when people are sure that others know what they are talking about. There are no rules to determine if a word gets 'de' or 'het'.
Examples:
- Het kind (the child)
- Het bureau (the desk)
- De politie (the police)
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Countable and uncountable nouns in Dutch
The Dutch language has countable nouns and uncountable nouns. Countable nouns are objects that can be counted. Uncountable nouns can't be counted or need another element to be able to count them.
For example:
- De melk (the milk). → uncountable
- You can not say: 'de melken' (the milks), but you can say: 'een glas melk' (a glass of milk). → countable
The table below shows examples of countable and uncountable nouns.
| Countable nouns | Example | Uncountable nouns | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Het huis (the house) | Wij bouwen twee huizen. (We build two houses.) | De liefde (the love) | Hij geeft haar veel liefde. (He gives her a lot of love) |
| Het bord (the plate) | Er staat een bord op tafel. (There is a plate on the table.) | De melk (the milk) | Ik drink graag veel melk. (I like to drink a lot of milk.) |
| De schoen (the shoe) | Hij heeft zes paar schoenen. (He has six pairs of shoes.) | Het geld (the money) | Wij verdienen veel geld. (We make a lot of money.) |
| De bloem (the flower) | Jullie krijgen bloemen van haar. (You get flowers from her.) | De muziek (the music) | Zij luisteren de hele dag muziek. (The listen to music the enitre day.) |
Take a look at the different chapters about the gender of Dutch nouns, the plural, and the Dutch diminutives.
Have a look at the subchapters to learn more about the Dutch nouns.
Exercises
Exercise Dutch nouns
Read the sentences and select all the nouns. Don't forget to select the names as well.
1. Bart en Tim zijn in het weekend naar de dierentuin geweest.
(Bart and Tim went to the zoo this weekend.)
2. Mijn tante woont in Utrecht in een heel mooi appartement.
(My aunt lives in a very nice apartment in Utrecht.)
3. De meeste familieleden wonen in de buurt van Arnhem.
(Most of my relatives live close to Arnhem.)
4. Ik heb mijn presentatie goed geoefend, hopelijk kan ik een goed punt halen.
(I practised my presentation very good, so hopefully I can get a good grade.)
5. Mijn kat eet graag stukjes vis of kip.
(My cat loves to eat pieces of fish or chicken.)
6. In onze tuin staan veel mooie bloemen en wij hebben een groot grasveld.
(Our garden has a lot of beautiful flowers and we have a big lawn.)
7. In de keuken hebben wij een grote tafel waar wij graag zitten als er visite is.
(In our kitchen we have a big table, where we like to sit when we have visitors.)
8. De fiets van mijn vader is vorige week gestolen toen hij in de supermarkt was.
(My dad's bike got stolen last week when he was in the supermarket.)
9. Wij kunnen de was weer buiten ophangen nu het weer lekker weer is.
(We can hang the laundry outside again now the weather is better again.)
10. Ik drink water uit mijn roze mok.
(I drink water from my pink mug.)
Correct!
Incorrect!
Missed!
Practice the Dutch nouns
Read the sentences thoroughly and write down all the nouns in the same order as they appear in the sentence. It is possible that the same word appears two times in the same sentence. Do not forget the capitals by names.
1. Fleur heeft een nieuwe trui gekocht in die leuke winkel in Den Haag.
(Fleur has bought a new sweater in that nice shop in Den Haag.)
Zelfstandige naamwoorden:
2. Na zijn wedstrijd is Tom nog op de tennisclub gebleven om een kopje koffie te drinken met zijn grootouders.
(After the game Tom stayed at the tennisclub to drink a cup of coffee with his grandparents.)
Zelfstandige naamwoorden:
3. Veel schilderijen van Rembrandt zijn te zien in het Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
(A lot of paintings of Rembrandt can be seen in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.)
Zelfstandige naamwoorden:
4. Toen wij naar Engeland gingen moesten wij bij de douane ons paspoort laten zien, omdat Engeland het Schengenverdrag niet heeft getekend.
(When we went to England, we had to show our passport at the customs, because England did not sign the Schengen Treaty.)
Zelfstandige naamwoorden:
5. Gisteren zijn wij naar Frankrijk vertrokken met de camper om daar vakantie te vieren op een mooie camping in de Dordogne.
(Yesterday we have left for France with the camper to celebrate the holidays on a beautiful campingsite in the Dordogne.)
Zelfstandige naamwoorden:
6. De Efteling ligt in het dorp Kaatsheuvel dat vlakbij Tilburg ligt.
(The Efteling is situated in a village Kaatsheuvel, that is close to Tilburg.)
Zelfstandige naamwoorden:
7. De postbode bezorgt elke dag de krant bij mijn ouders, ikzelf heb geen abonnement.
The postman delivers the newspaper to my parents every day, I do not have a subscription.
Zelfstandige naamwoorden:
8. Eergisteren ben ik naar de bioscoop geweest waar ik de nieuwe film van Steven Spielberg heb gezien.
(The day before yesterday I went to the cinema, where I saw the new film of Steven Spielberg.
Zelfstandige naamwoorden:
9. Ik ben in Amerika geweest toen ik 15 jaar oud was, wij hebben toen een rondreis gemaakt door Californië.
(I went to America when I was 15 years old, we made a roadtrip through California then.
Zelfstandige naamwoorden: .
10. Met Pasen gaan wij met de hele familie paaseieren zoeken en gaan we gezellig uiteten.
At Easter we hunt for Easter eggs with the whole family and we go out for dinner.
Zelfstandige naamwoorden:
Exercises
Exercise Dutch nouns
Read the sentences and select all the nouns. Don't forget to select the names as well.
1. Bart en Tim zijn in het weekend naar de dierentuin geweest.
(Bart and Tim went to the zoo this weekend.)
2. Mijn tante woont in Utrecht in een heel mooi appartement.
(My aunt lives in a very nice apartment in Utrecht.)
3. De meeste familieleden wonen in de buurt van Arnhem.
(Most of my relatives live close to Arnhem.)
4. Ik heb mijn presentatie goed geoefend, hopelijk kan ik een goed punt halen.
(I practised my presentation very good, so hopefully I can get a good grade.)
5. Mijn kat eet graag stukjes vis of kip.
(My cat loves to eat pieces of fish or chicken.)
6. In onze tuin staan veel mooie bloemen en wij hebben een groot grasveld.
(Our garden has a lot of beautiful flowers and we have a big lawn.)
7. In de keuken hebben wij een grote tafel waar wij graag zitten als er visite is.
(In our kitchen we have a big table, where we like to sit when we have visitors.)
8. De fiets van mijn vader is vorige week gestolen toen hij in de supermarkt was.
(My dad's bike got stolen last week when he was in the supermarket.)
9. Wij kunnen de was weer buiten ophangen nu het weer lekker weer is.
(We can hang the laundry outside again now the weather is better again.)
10. Ik drink water uit mijn roze mok.
(I drink water from my pink mug.)
Correct!
Incorrect!
Missed!
Practice the Dutch nouns
Read the sentences thoroughly and write down all the nouns in the same order as they appear in the sentence. It is possible that the same word appears two times in the same sentence. Do not forget the capitals by names.
1. Fleur heeft een nieuwe trui gekocht in die leuke winkel in Den Haag.
(Fleur has bought a new sweater in that nice shop in Den Haag.)
Zelfstandige naamwoorden:
2. Na zijn wedstrijd is Tom nog op de tennisclub gebleven om een kopje koffie te drinken met zijn grootouders.
(After the game Tom stayed at the tennisclub to drink a cup of coffee with his grandparents.)
Zelfstandige naamwoorden:
3. Veel schilderijen van Rembrandt zijn te zien in het Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
(A lot of paintings of Rembrandt can be seen in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.)
Zelfstandige naamwoorden:
4. Toen wij naar Engeland gingen moesten wij bij de douane ons paspoort laten zien, omdat Engeland het Schengenverdrag niet heeft getekend.
(When we went to England, we had to show our passport at the customs, because England did not sign the Schengen Treaty.)
Zelfstandige naamwoorden:
5. Gisteren zijn wij naar Frankrijk vertrokken met de camper om daar vakantie te vieren op een mooie camping in de Dordogne.
(Yesterday we have left for France with the camper to celebrate the holidays on a beautiful campingsite in the Dordogne.)
Zelfstandige naamwoorden:
6. De Efteling ligt in het dorp Kaatsheuvel dat vlakbij Tilburg ligt.
(The Efteling is situated in a village Kaatsheuvel, that is close to Tilburg.)
Zelfstandige naamwoorden:
7. De postbode bezorgt elke dag de krant bij mijn ouders, ikzelf heb geen abonnement.
The postman delivers the newspaper to my parents every day, I do not have a subscription.
Zelfstandige naamwoorden:
8. Eergisteren ben ik naar de bioscoop geweest waar ik de nieuwe film van Steven Spielberg heb gezien.
(The day before yesterday I went to the cinema, where I saw the new film of Steven Spielberg.
Zelfstandige naamwoorden:
9. Ik ben in Amerika geweest toen ik 15 jaar oud was, wij hebben toen een rondreis gemaakt door Californië.
(I went to America when I was 15 years old, we made a roadtrip through California then.
Zelfstandige naamwoorden: .
10. Met Pasen gaan wij met de hele familie paaseieren zoeken en gaan we gezellig uiteten.
At Easter we hunt for Easter eggs with the whole family and we go out for dinner.
Zelfstandige naamwoorden:
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I have some useful weblinks to tv shows in Dutch (with subtitles in Dutch) adjusted to your level and the shows are entertaining too. :-)
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I can explain some grammar too if needed and have articles and books ready to read from. This again will be adjusted to your proficiency. But of course if you'd like to focus on a topic which has your interest that is possible as well. This makes it more personal and more fun.
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I'm offering informal Dutch and English lessons based on conversation and will conduct my lessons for as much as possible in the target language.
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There's a lot of information on that method online. Basically it's getting to know the structure Dutch and English through simple conversation. (questions about 1 or several sentences on any topic)
I have some useful weblinks to tv shows in Dutch (with subtitles in Dutch) adjusted to your level and the shows are entertaining too. :-)
We can discuss the shows preferably in the target language of course.
I can explain some grammar too if needed and have articles and books ready to read from. This again will be adjusted to your proficiency. But of course if you'd like to focus on a topic which has your interest that is possible as well. This makes it more personal and more fun.
I've been teaching for about a year now on another platform to students from all over the world and really enjoy having the experience again as I used to be a vocal coach back in the days when I attended conservatory in the Netherlands.
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Linda R.
Hello there,
I'm Eveline Debouvere, polyglot and a world citizen! It would be my pleasure to help you improving your Dutch or German language skills. Tell me what you want to learn and I'll adapt my course to your needs. As I am working as a sales person for the Scandinavian and German markets in a medium-sized company, I am able to improve my own language skills every day. Knowing the importance of learning languages in a good, but fun way makes it easier to teach myself. On top of that I've already taught different languages to different students. All of them were amazed by the way the course is adapted to their needs during the teaching process.
Do you want to find this out yourself? Please contact me!
Until then I wish you all the best!
M. D.
It was great. We went through the first introduction round, then through important base of language - alphabet and "double sounds" to improve my pronunciation. Then we read article - to improve my pronunciation and understanding. It was a great lesson and I am looking forward to the next one.
Eveline D.