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by ngonyama
Sun Oct 18, 2020 5:22 am
Forum: Spelling & pronunciation
Topic: Stress on syllables
Replies: 6
Views: 8184

Re: Stress on syllables

The Dutch wiktionary has audio files for pretty much every word and IPA for most. https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/vriendin That includes plurals https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/vriendinnen and diminutives https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/vriendinnetje The sigular word is pronounced as vrien dÍn (the opp...
by ngonyama
Sun Oct 18, 2020 5:15 am
Forum: Verbs
Topic: De vergadering is komen te vervallen
Replies: 5
Views: 6703

Re: De vergadering is komen te vervallen

I think the link is wrong. The correct form is "het is komen te vervallen". I don't think that there is much regularity here. In two cases "te" is dropped, in one it is not. That is idiom, not grammar. Idiom does not follow rules.
by ngonyama
Sun Oct 18, 2020 5:06 am
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: ook alweer
Replies: 6
Views: 5042

Re: ook alweer

Schermmeester wrote: Sun Oct 18, 2020 3:43 am Does this make sense?
"Het spijt me, Ik heb het vergeten; waar is het ook alweer?"
"Ik heb het je vast altweemaal gevraagd; nu, waar is het ook alweer!?"
by ngonyama
Sun Oct 18, 2020 5:03 am
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: ook alweer
Replies: 6
Views: 5042

Re: ook alweer

“Waar is het ook alweer?“ seems redundant but I know languages sometimes do that. Can we omit “ook” or “alweer”? No, it is a fixed expression, although you could drop the "al" part "Waar is het ook weer?" The expression is an implicit apology for asking something a second time, ...
by ngonyama
Thu Jun 04, 2020 1:08 pm
Forum: Hoekje voor gevorderden
Topic: 2 keer "met" in dezelfde zin
Replies: 2
Views: 6242

Re: 2 keer "met" in dezelfde zin

Het is lelijk, maar niet echt fout.

Ik zou het liever omdraaien

Geserveerd met appelmoes en friet met mayonaise.

Je hebt dan ook wel twee keer "met" maar de hiërarchie is anders.
by ngonyama
Thu Jun 04, 2020 1:02 pm
Forum: Language exchange and help from Dutch speakers
Topic: Alternate meaning of "merrie"?
Replies: 4
Views: 7870

Re: Alternate meaning of "merrie"?

Perhaps someone was having nachtmerries? (I hope you are not giving those to them?)

Interestingly these merries have little to do with horses, but with an old word for message. They are (scary) messages you receive at night.

Sleep well!
by ngonyama
Thu Jan 02, 2020 3:52 am
Forum: Conjunctions
Topic: Conjuncties oefening
Replies: 2
Views: 6104

Re: Conjuncties oefening

Hi. So i have this exercise in which i need to use the conjuncties en, maar, want, of, and dus, when sending a letter to a friend saying that i cannot go to his birthday party. I wrote this ( Corrections not related to the use of conjuncties will also be well received): Hallo Bram. Dat is lang gele...
by ngonyama
Fri Nov 08, 2019 8:36 am
Forum: Word order
Topic: Niet before or after the object?
Replies: 3
Views: 8478

Re: Niet before or after the object?

Sometimes deviations from the 'standard syntax' can also be a matter of emphasis like:

:Dit is niet míjn hobby, maar die van mijn broer.

Or:

:Dit is niet mijn hóbby, maar mijn beroep.
by ngonyama
Fri Nov 08, 2019 8:29 am
Forum: Hints and Tips
Topic: Improving without classes
Replies: 3
Views: 6876

Re: Improving without classes

There is nothing that beats talking to mother tongue speakers, but the internet provides quite a few possibilities to improve or reactivate. Please don't forget what children like to do: again, again! It is why the Teletubbies contained a repeat of the whole story. Watch that little video. Then watc...
by ngonyama
Fri Nov 08, 2019 8:16 am
Forum: Technical issues
Topic: Cyber security
Replies: 2
Views: 7516

Cyber security

When I tried to reach this site, this time using Bitdefender as my security program all sorts of bells went off. I think it has to do with the fact that the password is not protected, but it may well scare off a lot of users.