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by Nederaar
Thu May 02, 2024 4:16 pm
Forum: Verbs
Topic: interesting way of using hebben
Replies: 1
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interesting way of using hebben

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hebben#Verb On this wiktionary page, in the 3rd meaning of hebben as a verb, there's an example sentence: "Ik heb hem horen praten. ― I have heard him speak." But right there it also wrote that "(auxiliary) Used to form the perfect tense of the active vo...
by Nederaar
Sun Jul 30, 2023 5:08 pm
Forum: Dutch grammar
Topic: "komen drinken" or "komen te drinken"?
Replies: 1
Views: 3984

"komen drinken" or "komen te drinken"?

Dear all, I came across a sentence in a book I am reading: "Deze reptielen eten vissen, watervogels en dieren die aan het water komen drinken, zoals koeien en herten." This "komen drinken" part seems to contradict what's taught on this site here: https://www.dutchgrammar.com/en/?...
by Nederaar
Sun Jul 30, 2023 4:59 pm
Forum: Dutch grammar
Topic: past participle as adjective
Replies: 3
Views: 4317

past participle as adjective

Dear all, I enjoy the grammar tutorial on this site very much. But I couldn't find the page for "past participle as adjective", which is exemplified as: "De bereisde weg - the road traveled" Could anyone point me to that page? (I could instead find "present participle as adj...