Basics
- Grammar: The Dutch alphabet & pronunciation
- Grammar: Dutch spelling
- Grammar: De/Het/Een
- Grammar: Dutch plural nouns
- Grammar: “niet” and “geen”
- Grammar: Dutch numbers
- Grammar: The Dutch prepositions
- Grammar: “Er”
- Grammar: Diminutives
Word order
Pronouns
- Grammar: The Dutch personal pronouns (subject vs. object)
- Grammar: Jij vs. Je / Zij vs. Ze / Wij vs. We
- Grammar: The possessive pronouns
- Grammar: Pronominal adverbs
Adjectives
- Grammar: Adjectives
- Grammar: Comparative and superlative
- Grammar: The present participle and the past participle
Verb tenses, moods, and aspects
- Grammar: The Dutch present simple
- Grammar: The Dutch past simple
- Grammar: Present perfect
- Grammar: The continuous aspect
Verb usage
- Grammar: Zijn/Zitten/Liggen/Staan
- Grammar: Modal verbs
- Grammar: Separable verbs
- Grammar: Passive voice
External links and sources
Here's a link to an archive of the original page from the Duolingo forums. It was created in 2014, so some links are likely outdated.
Notes
These links go to archived versions of explanations of grammar terms, which were written to help people learning Dutch via Duolingo's course for English speakers. Originally posted on the Duolingo forums in 2014, these were copied to Duome's forums in early 2022. The forums were removed in March 2022.
If you have any suggestions for a grammar explanation, or if you have specific grammar questions that aren’t answered here, please start a new thread.
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