taal
English meaning: Grammar
Dutch Definition
(Nederlands)Het systeem van regels dat de structuur en het gebruik van een taal beschrijft.
English Definition
The rules governing the structure of a language. Dutch grammar has notable features — two grammatical genders (de/het articles), verb-second word order (V2), and separable verbs. Dutch grammar is considered relatively accessible for English speakers due to shared Germanic roots. Dutch has simplified over centuries — modern spoken Dutch is less complex than historical Dutch. Dutch is the parent language of Afrikaans, which has greatly simplified Dutch grammar.
Example
“Het Nederlands en het Afrikaans zijn nauw verwant, hoewel Afrikaans de grammatica sterk vereenvoudigde.”
In English: “Dutch and Afrikaans are closely related, although Afrikaans greatly simplified Dutch grammar.”
Synonyms
- taalkunde
- spraakkunst
Literary Heritage
“In magnis et voluisse sat est.”
“In great matters, to have wished it is enough.”
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Language information
- Language
- Nederlands
- Dutch
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Germanic
- Speakers
- 25M