Learn Dutch: Using zich and zichzelf - with Niels!

[@WYuan_NL]

Thanks Niels for the excellent work you've done. What a pity that you've stopped making new videos. I don't know what happened to you, but I wish you all the best!

[@shafiyacarolineyao]

You are doing such a great job teaching, Niels. Seeing that you stopped some years ago makes me sad …. It reminds me that often people take things for granted without giving donation. Well, I hope that everything is fine and smooth for you, no matter where you are now and what you are doing. The best wishes for you!!

[@kivabottero]

Thank you for this. It's amazing how in your 11 minute video I come away with a much better understanding of this topic (and several others) than I had from the expensive and boring four-hour classes I've been sitting through for months!

[@desmorgens3120]

I thought "zichzelf" was the long and complete form of "zich". I was wrong. In fact, "zich" is used with reflexive verbs only. If the verb is not a reflexive verb, we use "zichzelf". Thank you very much for your knowledge, Niels. I understand now.

[@lisad7143]

Niels! Your videos just make sense. Thank you for the work you have done!

[@altonbrek]

Deze les was ingewikkelder, maar Ik heb het begrepen. Ik ga nu de tijd nemen om te oefenen.

[@allysutton6437]

Your videos are the best! You make things so easy to understand. Thank you 🙏

[@kchalnel4877]

Thank you so much I love your video

[@dorangelagiraldoarana5400]

Hello Niels... Thank you very much for your super useful videos!

[@bettina4120]

Super!!!!

[@fabiosalmi]

Hoi Niels, Many thanks for taking your time for preparing those very usefull videos. You teach very clearly the construction of the sentences,and I feel very confident to start improving my Dutch using those more elaborated phrases. Thanks again and keep up with the very good work!! Fabio Salmi

[@simonfrederick9852]

good one Niels,,, I have been battling with this for a while now,,, it is a bit clearer now,,,dank u wel

[@adhd5865]

you're a really good teacher, you should totally do more of these

[@cherylldescatin]

I love the way you teach,thanks a lot !

[@joswulms7337]

I love the way you teach . love it so much. I open your videos everyday and really it help me a lot. I can understand reading and writing in Dutch but Oh my God my problem is how to speak... Thanks for helping us through your very informative videos..

[@LearnDutchwithNiels]

Hi Jos, sorry for the late response. KZbin never sent me a notification of your comment. I've uploaded several new videos since. If you haven't seen them, check my channel again. If there are any other topics you'd like to see me cover, let me know. Good luck!

[@sundushamza9802]

Learn Dutch with Niels! heel erg bedankt

[@ytrew9717]

Great teaching, thanks!

[@barelidad]

Hi thanks a lot for your videos, I find them very clear. Can you please make a video about the use of the word "Er" in Dutch. Thanks

[@LearnDutchwithNiels]

Sorry for the super late response! Thanks for your comment. I'll be making multiple videos about 'er', because there are several different uses. Keep an eye on the channel :)

[@debclosser2815]

If you would please make more videos, I know I could learn this awesome language!! But even if you have no plans to make anymore, I am deeply grateful for the ones that you have posted ! You are an excellent teacher !!

[@JacquiTaylor]

Thank you for all your time. I find your videos very helpful! Dank u wel :)

[@johankasl4556]

But i must admit that you're new videos are really good

[@samuelgebremeskel7958]

Thanks so much bro.you explain very clear..I'm waiting you for more topics

[@desmondchandler7906]

Loving the videos. Every time I watch one my understanding and use of the language takes a leap. All I have to do now is work out how to get the dutch to speak to me in dutch instead of replying in English!!

[@celestialshipper9425]

Thank you so much for this video, it was really helpful!

[@fiorf9983]

Thank you for your time ,that was very esay to understand ,thank you again

[@hamdaouimohamedzakaria2369]

thanks a lot your videos are always the best

[@pikenacarol]

Niels, I love the way you teach!!! Do you give private lessons ??

[@hamzawup1553]

Dankuwel. U bent een heel goed docent.

[@miglenastefanova1156]

Hoi Niels, Ik heb net jou gevonden.Je bent super goed leraar.Ik ben echt blij met je lessen.Kan je misschien een les maken over voorzetsels+werkwoorden and hoe gebruik ik in een zin.Ik vind het echt echt moeilijk.Alvast bedank🤗 Sorry voor mij arm Nederlands 😀maar ik probeer

Very Nice. PLEASE, make a video teaching how to say places in the city and what PREPOSITION we have to use (AT THE, TO THE), like: 1. I went TO THE bank, and then I went TO THE supermarket. 2. I went HOME, and then I went TO work. 3. I went TO school, and then I went TO THE bakery. 4. I went TO THE mall, and then I went TO THE beach.

[@hannahybanez8016]

I went to the bank - Ik ging naar de bank. I went to the supermart- Ik ging naar de supermarkt. 'Ging' is the past tense of 'go' If you want to say: I've been to Amsterdam In Dutch - Ik ben naar Amsterdam geweest. You use "ben" when using "geweest/gegaan" Ik ben naar Amsterdam geweest Jij/Je/U bent naar Amsterdam geweest Zij/hij is naar Amsterdam geweest We zijn naar Amsterdam geweest Jullie zijn naar Amsterdam geweest Zij zijn naar Amsterdam geweest Hope this helps 😊

@@hannahybanez8016 Yes, it helped me. Thank you a lot. How would I say? 1. I went HOME 2. I went TO John's house 3. I am at HOME 4. I am in Johns's house

[@hannahybanez8016]

Língua Viva good 😊 I went home - Ik ging naar huis I went to John's house. Ik ging naar John's huis. I am at house/home - Ik ben thuis (at home - is simply "thuis")

[@hannahybanez8016]

Língua Viva I am at John's house - Ik ben bij John's huis. "Bij" is "at" But there are also other dutch terms for "at". That will depend on the sentence. In this sentence on saying you're at John's house, you use "bij".

[@hannahybanez8016]

Língua Viva My pleasure. You can do it.

[@mgaynor100]

Hi Niels! Thank you for your videos. They are the best. I agree that you have a wonderful way of teaching. Do you offer private tutoring lessons online?

[@cookplus10]

Je bent heel goed 😊

[@mariavecherya3389]

Thank you for your lesson!

[@shahrukhusmani6344]

When do we use the word 'at' as 'op' and when do we use it as 'bij'?

[@nidaali1003]

Very useful. Your way explanation is very nice. Video iz goed ;)

[@ludwigvanosselaer4179]

In which countries are people learning our language and for what reason are you following these lessons?

[@sandrawalberg6404]

You are great. 👏🏻🙏🏼💪🏼🤗 do you still make these kind of videos?

[@khuder.m6151]

Hallo Niels, ten eerste, ik wil u bedanken voor alle leerzame filmpjes ten tweede zou u uitgebreid filmpjes over tensen willem maken vooral over het gebruiken van tensen.

[@glede2008]

Nice video! Thanks

[@selenagray8694]

thanks alot you help us in alot information

[@katharinameta2828]

I’m wondering if you have another KZbin channel because you really good at teaching using literature schemes

[@alaahayatleh]

the best explanation ever!

[@sheransheran7976]

Dank u voor deze nuttige les

[@trufflehunter58]

Hi Niels and thank you so much for your videos. As a language teacher myself, I congratulate you on your fantastic teaching skills. Coming from a background in teaching French and German, I find one of my biggest stumbling blocks in trying to learn Dutch is its similarities to German because I sometimes forget the subtle differences. For example, I would apply German syntax to the example you cited: Zij heeft zichzelf in haar auto opgesloten. Applying the Time, Manner Place rule and putting the past participle right at the end. I know that's wrong! But would you ever do that in Dutch?

[@LearnDutchwithNiels]

Hi Wayne, thanks a lot for your comment! You can safely put the past participle at the end in Dutch too. The only type of structure like this that sounds markedly 'German' is putting the participle or infinitive before the conjugated verb in a dependent clause. For example: saying "omdat ik niet gaan wilde" instead of "...wilde gaan". But even that is not incorrect: There are some dialects (my own, for example) where this is quite common.

[@MeikeSimms]

This was very helpful thank you!

[@isabelcontreras8654]

Dank je wel , Jij legt heel goed uit

[@nidaali1003]

Can you please make videos on tenses ?

[@favourkanu1244]

Thanks for making this video

[@tedmclorg6730]

Fantastisch🙂

[@azharaslamshaikh9174]

uitstekend uitleg bedankt

[@anoushouse8638]

thank you

[@ahmadkadamani7662]

thank you sir

[@shomrat185]

thank you very much for this..

[@omanuchjeholland4545]

Dank u wel.

[@simonfrederick9852]

this vid has helped soooooooooooooo much

[@mep6302]

Very clear. Thank you!

[@HanaEfendic]

heel zinvol!

[@CharieVanWits]

Hi there. Writing in English this time. I'm learning Dutch in Afrikaans - it is after all a dochtertaal. I watch the videos in English then do my notes in afrikaans. We don't have OVT, except for Moes, sou, wou, kon, and some others, that's why I struggle. It's a strange concept to me. Can't I just say 'Ik heb mezelf in de spiegel gezien' instead of 'Ik zag mezelf in de spiegel'?. ' Ek het myself in die spieël gesien ' is the afrikaans. What is the difference? Is the one more correct than the other?

[@LearnDutchwithNiels]

Hi Charissa, yes, I can see how that's confusing. You can say both, but the meaning is different. I'll make a video about the difference (one day)... Two examples: When telling a story, or recounting events, or talking about things in the background, you use the OVT. For example, you'd say: "Ik draaide me om, en zag mezelf in de spiegel. Ik schrok van wat ik zag" (schrok = OVT of schrikken) When talking about things that have already been finished, or have not been finished yet, you'd use the VTT instead. You also use the VTT for things you've never done, or when saying that you've done them before, without talking about a specific time. Examples: "Ik ben nog nooit in Zuid Afrika geweest". Or: "Heb je jezelf vandaag al in de spiegel gezien? Je haar zit in de knoop!"

[@saeedehkarbasi8281]

I really like your video

[@GlenShannon]

Why does "in haar auto" go AFTER "opgesloten"? I thought the second verb goes at the end.

[@deemahamsho8819]

You are the best

[@americaamerica3640]

Nice video

[@preetsandhu5802]

About tenses in dutch

[@denisuy]

Je moet jezelf helpen = U moet uwzelf helpen...

[@raviraveendra8888]

superb ....

[@valentine_mckee]

How can we make this happen… Niels; your videos are amazing! They have taught me so much, and after discovering you, I find you no longer make content here. PLEASE COME BACK!

[@yt-mca]

Awesome video! But I still have a doubt whenever I see two "je"s one after the other. Which construct is that?

[@LearnDutchwithNiels]

Hi Luis, that's the 'zich' form from the video, but with inversion of the verb and subject. I'll just give you a few examples to make it clear what's going on: zich wassen -> Ik was me, je wast je. If you want to make this into a question, the subject and the verb switch places, so: Was ik me?, Was je je? (=Do you wash yourself?). I know it looks funny, but that's how we say it! Hope that helps.

[@yt-mca]

Clear now! You are the man!

[@wanpol8755]

I want you to make more VDO please because I understand more Dutch from your VDO.

[@Gustavostarke]

More videos please!

[@LearnDutchwithNiels]

They're on their way! But it takes some time to make them

[@Gustavostarke]

I know.. :) thanks

[@igorantonov8070]

Hallo Niels! Bedankt voor de video. Ik heb nog een vraag. Als moeder wil dat haar kind zich zelf wast dan wat zegt ze? "Je moet je zelf wassen!", klopt dat? Kan ze ook zeggen: 'Was je eens maar zelf (je bent toch al groot genoeg enz). Bedankt bij voorbaat!

[@LearnDutchwithNiels]

Dag Igor, correct, maar de tweede zin is 'was je maar eens zelf' (but it sounds a little angry...!), or 'was jezelf maar eens' (which sounds encouraging, or mean, depending on who you are talking to, and your intonation). Word order can make a big difference ;-)

[@emilyannfrancesmay3919]

Prima!

[@azharaslamshaikh9174]

wilt u aub eventuele spreekvaardig A1 voor MVV uploaden

[@khaledit8069]

Hello, kunt u A.U.B.schrijven meer verbs met zich en examples .dank u

[@aymanfadel7770]

Bedankt....

[@BassicVIC]

8:27 “Ze heeft zichzelf opgesloten in haar auto”. Why is the second verb not at the end of the sentence ??

[@mikepictor]

It is perplexing that "He is ashamed" does not have "is" in the translation, but I made a mistake does have "heb"

[@suzy1043]

❤

[@patiHamasaki]

Dank u wel. :D

[@LearnDutchwithNiels]

Graag gedaan!

[@kwadwoowusu8761]

how will i know that a verb has zich and zichself

[@abdullahalrawi1491]

Thanx a lot for all your videos but why did you stop?

[@bukuresepmamaina9382]

Hai Niels, kunt je mij uitlegen ook voor RELATIEVE BIJZIN ( die , dat, waar (+prepositie) ,( prepositie+) wie. zij zijn heel moeilijk voor mij om te begrijpen, altijd faut. Alvast bedankt.

[@LearnDutchwithNiels]

Hoi Lia, ja, dat onderwerp ga ik zeker behandelen in de volgende video over woordvolgorde.

[@Sykats77]

Dankjewel

[@erick2herrera]

Hallo niels, wanneer ga je een nieuew video doen?

[@LearnDutchwithNiels]

Hallo Erick! Ik heb deze maand twee nieuwe video's gemaakt. Kijk maar eens op mijn kanaal.

[@erick2herrera]

+Learn Dutch with Niels! I'm struggling figuring out how use niet and geen. Hope you do a video about this lesson soon.

[@LearnDutchwithNiels]

That topic is definitely on my list!

[@bukuresepmamaina9382]

Kun U mij uitlegen over scheidbare werkwoorden? nu ben ik in A2 niveau. bedankt.

[@LearnDutchwithNiels]

Hallo Lia, Ja, ik zal in de toekomst een video maken over scheidbare werkwoorden, omdat dat een belangrijk onderwerp is. Ik weet nog niet precies wanneer, maar als je je abonneert op mijn kanaal, krijg je automatisch een bericht

[@bukuresepmamaina9382]

Learn Dutch with Niels! okido Niel. Alvast bedankt.

[@chrisf1163]

Hello Niels, I'm glad I found your videos. They are very helpful, thank you. One question: In one of your examples, you used "ze heeft zichzelf opgesloten in haar auto." Would "ze heeft zichzelf in haar auto opgesloten" also be correct, or is that too German?

[@LearnDutchwithNiels]

Hi Chris, yes, that's also possible. Prepositional phrases can come before or after the second verb, in many cases.

[@eugenet453]

But how can I say "we wash one another"?

[@marianschroder6574]

Wij wassen elkaar.

[@miguelangel6368]

ondertitels in het Spaans alstublieft

[@helenmatthews7133]

word order with "niet", please!

[@favourkanu1244]

Am really finding difficulties in speaking dutch

[@sonyaschmidt6674]

Hoi Niels, thanks for making these videos and explaining how to use Dutch grammar properly. I work for a website (www.stepup.io) that's creating a collection of language learning videos and uses hashtags to create various compilations. I was wondering if you would be interested in adding some of your videos to our website? It'll be really helpful for our community of language learners. Let me know if you'd be interested in helping out!

[@LearnDutchwithNiels]

Hi Sofia, Thanks for your comment. I like the whole concept of the website, but for my language videos, I don't particularly like the idea of 'cutting out' clips. The whole reason I'm creating these videos is to provide free and complete grammar lessons that can stand alone. Good luck with your website though. I'll probably check it out again in the future.

[@sonyaschmidt6674]

Learn Dutch with Niels! Hi Niels, thanks for replying and checking out our website. I understand what you mean and I'm really supportive of your project. But in our site you actually wouldn't have to cut out any parts of the video, it's more of a tool to divide a video into smaller chapters (so learners can go back and re-watch parts that they struggled with). Also it allows you to add text. Here's an example of a different language tutorial on our site, have a look and if you'd be interested in incorporating your videos into this format please let me know. www.stepup.io/videos/bf2291b1a3fa7484/?loop=auto

[@favourkanu1244]

I can read and write it but I can't speak it.That my biggest problem now

[@_Udo_Hammermeister]

Ik denk dat je _zelf_ gebruikt als er iets onverwacht gebuert. De oude man wordt elke dag door de verpleegster gewassen, maar vandag heeft hij zichzelf gewassen.

[@szalailaci3722]

8:44 Is u + zichzelf wrong? U verwondt zichzelf. You hurt yourself.

[@e.a3940]

Hij schamt zich voor zijn broer Ik heb me vergist Je moet jezelf helpen

[@johankasl4556]

Strange examples... like I am ashamed of my brother

[@hoek334]

Very useful ! but please : Zich , do not pronounce as ziesj , instead use a soft or hard(throat) G as being used in the Netherlands and Belgium

[@dcfreak23]

bradford Bingleyman You are such a poorly informed know-it-all. First of all, you should know what you're talking about before you decide to criticize someone: He is not saying "ziesj", as you are mistakenly hearing it. The way he says "zich" is a common pronunciation in the south of the Netherlands and literally the only way it is said in Belgium. Second of all, this guy is clearly a native speaker of Dutch. It shows your total stupidity and misguided arrogance if you think you somehow know how to pronounce the language better than a native Dutch speaker.

[@hoek334]

dcfreak23 Aha ! Ik vind 't 'm goed doen. Ik ben fifty-fifty Vlaming-Nederlander. Ik geloof niet dat hij een "native speaker" maar wel dat hij een wat Duitse (limburgse) ch klank heeft. Verder ben ik bescheiden doordrongen van de iritatie die men in vlaanderen doorgaans heeft als het om "Hollanders" gaat ... Moa 'k zal-e-k'ik nie stoeffen ė jung paast wa da gaa wilt ... met vriendelijke groet van ne kèèskoep

[@hoek334]

verder vind ik hem een heel goede didacticus en is zijn uitspraak inderdaad zeer goed (behalve dan dat z........) ai

[@dcfreak23]

Ik kom zelf uit Nederlands Limburg, en de manier waarop hij zich zegt is perfect standaard. Op de eerste plaats, spreekt men in Limburg nooit de korte "i" uit als een lange "ie". Dat komt meestal in Vlaanderen voor (en vooral in Antwerpen, Vlaams-Brabant), maar niet in Limburg. Daarnaast spreken we "ch" aan het einde van een lettergreep of woord nooit uit als "sj". Dat geldt niet allen voor AN maar ook voor ons regionaal dialect. Dus, níémand in Nederlands Limburg spreekt "zich" uit als "ziesj". Ik denk dat je te veel luistert naar de stereotype dat wij "kleine Duitsers" zijn en niet genoeg naar hoe hij het woord werkelijk uitspreekt.

[@hoek334]

dcfreak23 ,zover was ik nog niet hoor. Er zijn regionaal kleine verschillen wat uitspraak van het Nederlands betreft. Per land en provincie. En die diversiteit uit zich ook wel in mentaliteitsverschillen en soms in kleine irritaties. Ik vind het alleen maar heerlijk. Ik houd ook van de geschiedis die nog steeds zijn uitlopers heeft binnen de plaatselijke context.

[@valentine_mckee]

How can we make this happen… Niels; your videos are amazing! They have taught me so much, and after discovering you, I find you no longer make content here. PLEASE COME BACK!

[@catalinanachtergaele9822]

Why does "in haar auto" go AFTER "opgesloten"? I thought the second verb goes at the end.