The Dutch Grammar Forum

My mother tongue isn't English, but almost, as I've learnt it with family since I was a child. I can't start exchanging in Dutch right now as I'm still to get a half-decent grasp of the language, and as I'll regularly go abroad this winter to take my boss in places like this property in Southern Cyp...

Thanks! I feel like i'm learning three times quicker than before now that I've found this forum... It's really great to have explanations from people who are/were in the same situation as you are, but ended up overcoming the problem!

Okay, that was an issue for me as well; I've heard and read both variants, and was quite lost regarding what was the right one...

I had the same problem when I studied in Russia, at the time I met my wife. Moving to Flanders was already a smart move; the best way to improve without classes is still to talk more in Flemish with your wife, in-laws, friends... It's relatively slow, but that's how I raised my Russian level from A2...

My wife already showed the Nijntje/Miffy movie to our first child when she was 4 to give her some exposition to English, I think that our younger one (he's 2 right now, it will be in the future) can watch it in Dutch if I do learn the language at a decent enough level to work there!

Thanks for the explanations, it's sort of a hard thing to assimilate for me; I've learnt German before Dutch, so it's hard to fight your instinct sometimes!

Hello everyone, I've joined this forum because I'm planning to learn Dutch in the near future. The main reason is that it may help me develop my career, as the company I work for is planning to expand its activity there; but then, there's a personal reason as well, as Dutch is the only language from...