Personal pronouns
Instruction
Words like I, you, he, she, etc. are very important. These words have a specific name. These words are the so-called personal pronouns. In the following sentences we first present these words and then we present them in combination with the verb "to be".
Familiar and polite form
Notice that there is a polite form that can be used to indicate a person or a group (symbol: a person with a head).
1 I, you, she he
2 we, you, they
3 you (polite)
Since the original text of the course is written in English, which only has "you," whereas the Dutch language has both "u" (formal) and "jij" (informal), the translated text may lead to confusion. Therefore, carefully check if "(polite)" is indicated in brackets and listen to the Dutch pronunciation.
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Now, we use personal pronouns in complete simple sentences. Again we see the symbols for "also" indicated by ++ and + for "and"
1 I am happy
2 you are happy
3 he is happy and she also
4 Ans is also happy
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Instruction
With family and persons you know very well, you use: "jij" or "je"
Then, as we mentioned before, there is also the polite form: "u", indicated by an icon of a person with a hat. You use it for instance at official contacts.
1 you are happy
2 you (polite) are happy
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the personal pronouns when more persons are involved (plural)
1 we are happy
2 you (all) are happy
3 they are happy
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Instruction
Notice that with a question the word order changes. Now the sentence starts with the verb "zijn" (from the verb "to be").
1 are you (all) glad?
2 no, we are not glad
Notice that with this denial (sentence 2), first the word "nee" is used and finally we see "niet". The combination "niet blij" means "not happy". We will meet this construction many times.
Test
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2 ?
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More feelings: I am ...
The combination "I am" is used to express feelings. Here we see a series of well known feelings. Anna can express these feelings very well.
1 I am happy
2 I am enthusiastic
3. I am angry
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1 I am surprised
2 I am afraid
3 I am sad
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TEST
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2 ?
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Another expressions for "sad".
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Words like I, you, he, she are personal pronouns so they refer to a person. There is one personal pronoun that does not refer to a person. Therefore it is a neuter form. This word is "het", for instance as it is used in the sentence "it rains". We indicate this word by means of 3 stripes.
it rains
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