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Learning the Dutch Adverbs is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Dutch language. But first we need to know what the role of Adverbs is in the structure of the grammar in Dutch.
Dutch adverbs are part of speech. Generally they're words that modify any part of language other than a noun. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other adverbs.
While in English adverbs are usually formed by adding (-ly) to adjectives. In Dutch adverbs are equal to the adjective. Examples:
Een traag schip (a slow ship) remains unchanged in : Hij werkt traag (He’s working slowly).
Een mooi huis (a beautiful house) remains unchanged in : Ze zingt mooi (She sings beautifully)
Een lelijk eendje (an ungly little duck) remains unchanged in : Hij doet lelijk (He’s not being nice).
Here are some examples:
| English Adverbs | Dutch Adverbs |
|---|---|
| adverbs | bijwoorden |
| I read a book sometimes | Ik lees soms een boek. |
| I will never smoke | Ik zal nooit roken. |
| are you alone? | Ben je alleen? |
Notice the structure of the Adverbs in Dutch.
Below is a list of the Adverbs of time place manner and frequency in Dutch placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Dutch vocabulary.
| English Adverbs | Dutch Adverbs |
|---|---|
| adverbs of time | bijwoorden van tijd |
| yesterday | gisteren |
| today | vandaag |
| tomorrow | morgen |
| now | nu |
| then | dan |
| later | later |
| tonight | vanavond |
| right now | nu |
| last night | gisteravond |
| this morning | deze ochtend/vanmorgen |
| next week | volgende week |
| already | reeds/al |
| recently | onlangs |
| lately | de laatste tijd |
| soon | spoedig/snel |
| immediately | onmiddellijk/meteen |
| still | nog/nog steeds |
| yet | nog/(depends on context) |
| ago | geleden |
| adverbs of place | bijwoorden over plaats |
| here | hier |
| there | er/daar |
| over there | daarginds |
| everywhere | overal |
| anywhere | overal |
| nowhere | nergens |
| home | thuis |
| away | weg |
| out | uit |
| adverbs of manner | bijwoorden over wijze |
| very | zeer/heel/erg |
| quite | nogal |
| pretty | vrij |
| really | echt |
| fast | snel |
| well | goed |
| hard | hard |
| quickly | snel/vlug |
| slowly | langzaam/traag |
| carefully | voorzichtig |
| hardly | nauwelijks |
| barely | nauwelijks |
| mostly | merendeels |
| almost | bijna |
| absolutely | absoluut |
| together | samen |
| alone | alleen |
| adverbs of frequency | bijwoorden over aantal |
| always | altijd |
| frequently | vaak |
| usually | gewoonlijk |
| sometimes | soms |
| occasionally | af en toe |
| seldom | zelden |
| rarely | zelden |
| never | nooit |
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