Basic Dutch in 30 Days: Family
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Family, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 7: Family
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: C. the sister
De zus is the sister. The brother is de broer and the son is de zoon.
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: B. de kinderen
Kind has an irregular plural: kinderen. All plurals use de.
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: A. mijn
My is mijn: mijn moeder. Mij means “me”.
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: A. Haar
Anna is a woman, so “her brother” is haar broer. Zijn means “his”.
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: B. onze kinderen
Use onze before plurals and de-words, and ons before a singular het-word: ons kind, onze kinderen.
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: D. Ik heb geen kinderen.
Use geen (no, not any) before a noun: Ik heb geen kinderen.
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Question 7 of 10
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Answer: C. oom
Your parent’s brother is your oom (uncle). Tante is aunt.
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Question 8 of 10
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Answer: B. Two
Twee zussen = two sisters. The speaker also has een broer (one brother).
Transcript
Ik heb een broer en twee zussen.
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Question 9 of 10
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Answer: C. Ali has a daughter.
Ali says “We hebben een dochter” (we have a daughter). Sara is his wife (vrouw).
Transcript
Eva: Ben je getrouwd?
Ali: Ja. Mijn vrouw heet Sara. We hebben een dochter. -
Question 10 of 10
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Answer: B. The writer’s sister and her family
“Zij woont in Gent” is about Lies, the writer’s sister. She lives there with her husband and their two children.
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