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Basic Dutch in 30 Days: Describing people

Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Describing people, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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  • Netherlands
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  • Checked October 13, 2026
  • Language-reviewed October 13, 2026
Start with the lessonsBasic Dutch: 30 Lessons: about 750 minutes of reading. Every test question is covered in the lessons.

Day 8: Describing people

  1. Question 1 of 10

    What does “aardig” mean?
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    Answer: D. kind, nice

    Aardig means kind or nice: Ze is erg aardig.

  2. Question 2 of 10

    Complete: “De vrouw is ___.” (young)
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    Answer: B. jong

    After a verb like is, the adjective has no ending: De vrouw is jong. Jongen means “boy”.

  3. Question 3 of 10

    Complete: “Dat is een ___ vrouw.” (kind)
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    Answer: D. aardige

    Before a de-word (de vrouw), add -e: een aardige vrouw.

  4. Question 4 of 10

    Complete: “Ze wonen in een ___ huis.” (big)
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    Answer: A. groot

    Huis is a het-word. With een + a het-word, the adjective has no -e: een groot huis.

  5. Question 5 of 10

    Complete: “Het ___ huis is van mijn opa.” (big)
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    Answer: D. grote

    With het (the), add -e: het grote huis. Groot loses one o: grote.

  6. Question 6 of 10

    What does the Dutch word “slim” mean?
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    Answer: A. clever

    Slim is a false friend: it means clever. “Slim” (thin) is slank in Dutch.

  7. Question 7 of 10

    Choose the correct sentence.
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    Answer: D. Hij heeft blauwe ogen.

    Ogen (eyes) is plural, so the adjective takes -e: blauwe ogen. Use hebben (heeft) for eyes and hair.

  8. Question 8 of 10

    Put the words in order: heeft / ze / haar / lang
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    Answer: B. Ze heeft lang haar.

    Subject (ze) + verb (heeft) + the rest (lang haar). The adjective comes before the noun.

  9. Question 9 of 10

    Listen. What does the brother look like?
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    Mijn broer is lang en slank. Hij heeft blond haar.

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    Answer: A. Tall and slim, with blond hair

    Lang means tall (for people) and slank means slim. He has blond haar (blond hair).

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    Mijn broer is lang en slank. Hij heeft blond haar.

  10. Question 10 of 10

    Listen. Which sentence about the colleague is true?
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    Ruben: Hoe ziet je collega eruit?
    Femke: Ze is jong en heel grappig. Ze heeft lang haar.

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    Answer: A. She is young and funny.

    Femke says “Ze is jong en heel grappig”: young and very funny. She has long hair (lang haar).

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    Ruben: Hoe ziet je collega eruit?
    Femke: Ze is jong en heel grappig. Ze heeft lang haar.

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