Basic Dutch in 30 Days: Asking questions
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Asking questions, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 22: Asking questions
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: B. why
Waarom means why. Waar is where, wanneer is when and wie is who.
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: D. wanneer
Wanneer means when: Wanneer begint de les? (When does the lesson start?)
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: D. Woon je in Delft?
Put the verb first. When je comes after the verb, the -t goes: Woon je in Delft?
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: D. Wanneer begint de film?
After a question word, the verb comes next, then the subject: Wanneer begint de film?
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: C. Welke
Trein is a de-word, so use welke. Welk is only for a singular het-word, like welk huis.
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: A. vandaan
Waar ... vandaan means where ... from: Waar kom je vandaan? (Where are you from?)
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Question 7 of 10
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Answer: B. Hoeveel kost het?
The answer is a price, so the question uses hoeveel (how much): Hoeveel kost het?
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Question 8 of 10
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Answer: A. In Rotterdam.
Waar woon je? means where do you live? You answer with a place: In Rotterdam.
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Waar woon je?
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Question 9 of 10
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Answer: A. Which bus goes to the station
Welke means which. Bram asks which bus goes to the station.
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Bram: Pardon, welke bus gaat naar het station?
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Question 10 of 10
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Answer: B. 9:00
Anouk asks hoe laat begint de les? (what time does the lesson start?) and the teacher says om negen uur: at nine o’clock.
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Anouk: Hoe laat begint de les?
Leraar: Om negen uur.
Keyboard: 1–4 to answer, Enter for the next question.