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By Bieneke Berendsen

Position of the specific and non-specific direct object.

If a direct object consists of a proper name, it is of course a specific direct object.

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FF RP DIROB TIME MANNER OV
We kunnen ons Anneke en Rogier nog heel goed herinneren
We still remember Anneke and Rogier very well.

Zich herinneren (to remember) is a reflexive verb.

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FF DIROB MANNER MANNER OV
Hij heeft Oorlog en Vrede al een keer of zes gelezen
He has already read War and Peace about six times.

Een keer of zes is the translation of about six times.


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