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Spoken Imperatives in Dutch

Master the Dutch imperative mood to give commands, offer hospitable invitations, and deliver polite instructions using softening particles and formal structures.

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35 Cards
Lesson#1
In this deck, you will learn how to give everyday commands, friendly invitations, and polite instructions in Dutch using the imperative. You will also discover how small conversational words make direct instructions sound warm and natural rather than blunt.
Lesson#2
To give a direct command or instruction in Dutch, simply use the bare verb stem without any subject pronoun. This single form works whether you are addressing one person or several people. For the verb 'luisteren', meaning to listen, the stem is 'luister'. To say 'Listen well!', you say 'Luister goed!'.
Quiz#3
Translate into Dutch: 'Listen well!'

Luister goed!

Lesson#4
You use bare stems for many quick everyday actions. For 'komen', meaning to come, the stem is 'kom'. To tell someone 'Come in!', you say 'Kom binnen!'. For 'wachten', meaning to wait, the stem is 'wacht'. To tell someone 'Wait!', you simply say 'Wacht!'.
Quiz#5
Translate into Dutch: 'Come in!'

Kom binnen!

Quiz#6
Translate into Dutch: 'Wait!'

Wacht!

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