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Dutch Gender

Welcome to the fifth Dutch lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Dutch to help you practice your daily phrases.

man
man Audio man
woman
woman Audio vrouw
husband
husband Audio man
wife
wife Audio vrouw
boy
boy Audio jongen
girl
girl Audio meisje
father
father Audio vader
mother
mother Audio moeder

Gender Grammar Rules

In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.

Grammar + Rules - Dutch
my son is a student
[masculine + noun] mijn zoon is een student Audio
her daughter is a student
[feminine + noun] haar dochter is een student Audio
he has a tall brother
[adjective + masculine] hij heeft een grote broer Audio
she has a tall sister
[adjective + feminine] ze heeft een grote zus Audio
his brothers are young
[plural masculine + adjective] zijn broers zijn jong Audio
his sisters are young
[plural feminine + adjective] zijn zussen zijn jong Audio

The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.

son
son Audio zoon
daughter
daughter Audio dochter
brother
brother Audio broer
sister
sister Audio zus
grandfather
grandfather Audio grootvader/opa
grandmother
grandmother Audio grootmoeder/oma
child
child Audio kind
children
children Audio kinderen

Expressions in Dutch

Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Dutch, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.

English - Dutch
What do you mean? wat bedoel je? Audio
I don't understand ik begrijp het niet! Audio
I don't know ik weet het niet! Audio
What is that called in Dutch? hoe noem je dat in het nederlands? Audio
What is this? wat is dit? Audio
What does that word mean in English? wat betekent dat woord in het engels? Audio
Sorry (if you made a mistake) sorry! Audio

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