Dutch Adjectives

Welcome to the second Dutch lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Dutch to help you practice your daily phrases.

black zwart

grey grijs

white wit

blue blauw

green groen

yellow geel

red rood

brown bruin

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Dutch
my house is white [noun + adjective] mijn huis is wit
your country is big [noun + adjective] uw land is groot
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] nieuwe boeken zijn duur
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] we zijn blij hier
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] ze heeft drie kleine honden
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] deze taal is zeer eenvoudig
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] ik heb een klein groen huis

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold koud

hot warm

cloudy bewolkt

rainy regent

snowy sneeuwt

sunny zonnig

windy winderig

warm warm

Conversation in Dutch

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Dutch
hi hallo!
how are you? hoe gaat het met u?
I'm good, thank you goed, dank je! - goed, dank u!
and you? en u?
what is your name? hoe heet u?
my name is Maya mijn naam is maya
nice to meet you leuk u te ontmoeten!

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