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.
Day 8: Describing people
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: D. kind, nice
Aardig means kind or nice: Ze is erg aardig.
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: B. jong
After a verb like is, the adjective has no ending: De vrouw is jong. Jongen means “boy”.
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: D. aardige
Before a de-word (de vrouw), add -e: een aardige vrouw.
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Question 4 of 10
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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.
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: D. grote
With het (the), add -e: het grote huis. Groot loses one o: grote.
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: A. clever
Slim is a false friend: it means clever. “Slim” (thin) is slank in Dutch.
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Question 7 of 10
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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.
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Question 8 of 10
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Answer: B. Ze heeft lang haar.
Subject (ze) + verb (heeft) + the rest (lang haar). The adjective comes before the noun.
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Question 9 of 10
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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).
Transcript
Mijn broer is lang en slank. Hij heeft blond haar.
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Question 10 of 10
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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).
Transcript
Ruben: Hoe ziet je collega eruit?
Femke: Ze is jong en heel grappig. Ze heeft lang haar.
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