Verbs
Verbs are special words in a sentence because they show actions, events, or states of being. Here are some key points about verbs:
1. Actions: Verbs tell us what someone or something is doing. For example, "run," "eat," and "jump" are action verbs.
2. Events: Verbs can also show events or occurrences. For instance, "happen," "begin," and "change."
3. States of Being: Some verbs describe a state or condition, like "be," "seem," and "become."
Verbs are essential because they help us understand what is happening in a sentence. They can also change form to show different times (past, present, definite) and match the subject of the sentence (singular or plural).
In summary, verbs are the action words in sentences that tell us what is happening, when it is happening, and who is doing it.
We start with some basic verbs: verbs that you will use many times. The symbols are sometimes difficult as these verbs are use in different situations, like the verb "to be" (Dutch"zijn) that can be used to indicate a position or a certain feeling. The verbs, to have, to eat, to drink, to love, to want are related to easy drawings. But he verb to can (Dutch: kunnen) is more abstract. It refers to "being able to".
So the sentence Dutch: "ik kan zwemmen" means "I am able to swim" or "I can swim"
Here is series of flashcards
series1 (see picture)
Some verbs more in detail
As these are the most used verbs, we give more series in order to show the: (1) present time, (2) the past time and the definite form.
to be (states of being and place)
to be (I am in Amsterdam, I, you, etc.))
to be (past, feeling=happy)
to be (definite, I have been in Amsterdam)
to have (present time), to have (past time), definite
the verbs to eat and to drink are given on a seperate page: page
This series is about verbs that indicate a certain way of moving. There is one drawing that reflects to 2 verbs: drawing 4. The Ducth verbs "lopen" and "wandelen". If we say "the baby walks for the first time", we use the verb "lopen". But if we say "the man walks in a low tempo on the beach", we use "wandelen".
The other verbs are simple.
Here is series of flashcards
series 2 (see picture)
This series is on buying. First we have to make a selection (Dutch: "kiezen") and usually we speak about our choice (Dutch: "praten"). Then we have to decide (Dutch:"beslissen"). Of course we are interested about how much it will cost (Dutch: kosten) and then we buy (Dutch: kopen) and we pay (Dutch: betalen). We give the money (to give=Dutch: "geven") and we take (Dutch: nemen) our new item.
series 3
These verbs deals with our prgans to see, hear, etc.
First we have to verb "to look at" and it refers to "seaing something ( to sea = Dutch: zien). Then we can hear (Dutch: horen) and listen (Dutch: luisteren). Furthermore we can smell (Dutch: ruiken) and taste (Dutch: proeven).
series 4
The number of activities is of course very large.
series 5a
More activities
series 5-b
More activities, illustrated by means of photos
In our introductory course we also offered 2 series of activities. We illustrated these
e series by means of photos.
sports 1
sports 2
other activities1
other activities 2
Postures are indicated by a "person in a circle". But many times it is not about a human being. Examine for instance the sentence "the flowers stand (Dutch: staan) on the table".
As postures usually are given with a preposition show the most important prepositions referring to a position also in the drawing..
series 6
prepositions
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