Dutch word order for beginners: mini-course

[@fisherzahari2689]

In 2012, I totally quit learning Dutch because I can't comprehend its word order.. now after I saw this.. It makes me want to learn it again.. thanks Alan

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

Never give up :)

[@pineland_national7497]

Cant believe this is all for free, thanks a lot man

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

You're welcome!

[@helenchambers9163]

Bedankt!Deze les is uitstekend omdat je alles zo duidelijk hebt uitgelegd .

[@imeldafani]

What an effort to make this mini course 😊 It has summarized all, definitely helped us a lot. Dank u wel! 😊

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

You're very welcome!

[@lmusima3275]

Thanks 🙏🏾 this is so helpful. I’m a native English speaker who visited the Netherlands 🇳🇱. I’ve been listening to your videos for a short time and I’m already mastering Dutch language. The reflexive verb “Ik was me” I could easily mistake for “it was me”

[@СергейДехтярёв-ъ4н]

This video was very hard for me to process for the first time. But after a while, I came back when I've learned the `om te` construction, separable verbs, and subclauses. Now this feels like a good material to revise everything and structure the mess in my head. Thanks a lot.

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

You're very welcome! Indeed, it's something that improves over time. As an absolute beginner, it's a bit confusing because it isn't time yet to learn these things. Glad it helped!

[@prianggaadiwiratama9165]

Completely thanks to you , Alain 🙏🙏🙏. In the end of the video, i can fully understand the complete sentence. What a good explanation along the video 👍

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

You are very welcome

[@minecraftrat5228]

I’m not learning dutch but this was extremely helpful for my syntax class, thanks!

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JBDutch-cd9hz]

Thanks for this video, been looking around for something like this that gradually builds up the sentence structures.

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

You're very welcome!

[@sujathan9622]

Your videos are very good and easy to understand...thanks for the effort.

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

Glad you like them!

[@soch.original]

Hi @LearnDutchwithAlain , I am not able to find rules regarding the placement of "prepositional phrases" in this video. For example, "Ik heb mijn auto geparkeerd [in de Warelstraat]", where the phrase in [..] comes in the end (after 2nd verb "geparkeered").

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

Hi, that's because there's a preposition with it. In that case, you can put it behind the second verb. Nice you're that advanced!

[@rdkbialek]

great video THE BEST on the whole youtube, but this video blow my mind

[@froukjematthews3421]

Very very helpful Alain! Thank you!

[@marymisse6450]

Dankuwel meneer

[@clivespicer7763]

Thank you, that was an excellent video.

[@vonseven]

you are so talented in what you do, so gifted to make complex easier!

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

Thank you so much!

[@ninabursac9074]

Omg thank you!!! This is amazing video

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

Glad you liked it!!

[@1marialatoya]

Uitstekend! Dankje wel!

[@table5584]

Thank you!

[@fabritiuslaan]

great video, thanks

[@alper961]

Thank you, Alain.

[@Igor_-_K]

zeer bedankt

[@susanaelviramedinabreton6414]

Dankuwel!!! 💕

[@badrallam9328]

Thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much : )

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

You're welcooooooooooooooooome!

[@jossdubet]

Please could you explain me some examples about when I have to use the inversion?? 😅 that is the most difficult thing for me 😊 thank you so much!!!

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

Sure, here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGTYZXeMgs-IbaM

[@RimazOsman-u1e]

What dialect do you speak in? Like which part of the Netherlands are you from?

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

The Belgian accent. Not part of the Netherlands though.

[@Merveye]

I studied word order a lot and i came to some conclusions. In main sentence subject and first verb never leaves each other they are always together at bijzins (sidesentences) they are seperated and verb goes to end if there is two verbs they both goes to the end. Object always at the last place of middle part of the sentence and they come after time and direction or place but not after second verb. om .. te creates a side sentence so the werb at this side sentence goes to the end if the verb is seperable verb its preposition comes before te. Maar En Of Want Dus = MEOWD doesn't seperate subject and first verb. By this principals i am writing a sentence just now from my mind. Ik wilde naar de bioscoop gaan, dus wilde mijn vriend een beetje tijd samen besteden om haar blij te maken terwijl haar moeder in het ziekenhuis verbleef.

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

Goed zo!

[@trishnikasrija11]

Is it possible to get this word document

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

Hi, there's a written down version on learn-any-language-with-alain.com/dutch-word-order-for-beginners-mini-course/

[@beegee5305]

Excellent vid.... however not sure what "I don't have the shopping" means. Is the translation actually "I don't have the groceries?"

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

Hi, thanks. My knowledge of English isn't infinite :), so I'm not sure if I understand 'groceries' properly. 'De boodschappen' are the things you buy, usually on a regular basis. To me, groceries are vegetables but 'de boodschappen' are more than vegetables. Hope it helps!

[@beegee5305]

A lot of your videos are a little soft and I can't turn up the volume anymore. I dont want to miss anything ; )

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

Earplugs? :)

[@EAR-ulb]

hello Mr Alain, i want to know exactly where complements such as nouns, adjectives, adverbs and verbs fall. its really confusing

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

Oh, well... It is confusing to me too. Sometimes I have to tell my students 'it's like that.' But there is a comprehensive guide here: www.dutchgrammar.com/en/?n=WordOrder.00

[@EAR-ulb]

OK thanks!

[@micaelarodriguez4126]

Think like Yoda and you'll be fluent in the inversie. 😁

[@gentenaar4310]

Dus is een tijd of plaats op de eerste positie in een vraag verboden, omdat dat een dubbele invertie zou zijn?

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

Hm, je kan zeggen 'Naar Gent ga je niet?', het neemt hier de plaats van 'waar' of een gelijkaardig woord in.

[@1marialatoya]

When speaking about tomorrow, you used present tense: "Ik was me morgen." Is that okay? I was thinking it should be "Ik zal me morgen wassen."

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

Yes, it's ok but you can use your alternative as well.

[@1marialatoya]

@@LearnDutchwithAlain Okay! Can we also use present tense when referring to the past?

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

@@1marialatoya No, only the future.

[@beegee5305]

Ik moet werken morgen. I dont understand that one bc I thought it should be Ik moet morgen werken. No?

[@LearnDutchwithAlain]

Well... I've been through this guide: www.dutchgrammar.com/en/?n=WordOrder.00 and I couldn't find anything. I guess you could 'feel' a comma between werken and morgen: Ik moet werken, morgen. But honestly, I'm not sure.