Dutch Dictionary

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Essential Dutch dictionary Dutch-English/English-Dutch dictionary

Gerdi Quist & Dennis Strik

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Contents Meet the authors Only got a minute? Only got five minutes? Only got ten minutes? Introduction Dutch-English dictionary English-Dutch dictionary

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Meet the authors Gerdl Quist and Dennis Strlk are highly experienced language teachers and authors. Gerdlls lecturer In Dutch at University College London (UCL), and conducts research Into language teaching In general, and Dutch In particular, focusing on Intercultural communication. Dennis worked as a lecturer In Dutch at UCL for ten years, before moving back to the Netherlands, where he continues to write language books, teaches Dutch and works as a professional translator. Together Gerd I and DennIs have written a whole range of language course books for learners at all levels, from beginners to advanced learners at an academic level, both for self-study purposes and dassroom environments. Amongst the titles Gerdl and Dennis have produced are Get Started In Dutch, Complete

Dutch and Essential Dutch Grammar, published by Hodder Education, which are aimed at beginners and students at Intermediate level, and Routledge Intensive Dutch Course, which Is Intended for academic learners.

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Only got a minute? Dutch is a West Germanic language, closely related to German and English, and is spoken by around 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium, Surinam (South America) and the Dutch Antilles and Aruba. Dutch spelling is officially regulated by law. De Nederlandse Taalunie (the Dutch language union) publishes het Groene Boekje (literally, the little green

book) which contains the official spelling of words in the Dutch language.

Looking up words Verbs are listed under the infinitive form. Remember that separable verbs come with a prefix which may be separated from the verb. Adjectives are entered in the dictionary under their basic form, without the extra -e which is sometimes added. Nouns are entered in the dictionary under their singular form.

Don't forget the various spelling rules which apply, for instance, to the doubling of consonants or vowels, or the rules which mean that s and f sometimes change into z and v, and vice versa. To help you understand the meaning of abbreviations, and what they stand for, for most abbreviations the full Dutch form is given after a colon:

a.s.: aanstaande, coming: 9 juli a.s., 9 July next.

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