Dutch expressions and proverbs Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 11, 2008
Dutch proverbs and expressions. English and Dutch proverbs have more in common than we might think. Some phrasings developed in a fairly similar way, but of course there will always be little differences and big big big differences. So, just for fun, a few Dutch proverbs and the Dutch equivalent plus literal translation. Oh and…
Simple past and present perfect Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 10, 2008
Sometimes a new topic just falls right into your lap. Today, this happened to me. I was mailing with someone about the Dutch grammar for a certain project. So, when it came down to verbs, I mentioned that our tenses system is similar to the English system: Verleden tijd à Past Tegenwoordige tijd à Present…
Going Dutch Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 7, 2008
The last couple of days I’ve been searching the internet, trying to find an interesting topic to write about. Since I usually write short fiction stories and not non-fictional articles, I find it takes a bit of readjusting, similar to some kind of cultural shock! I stumbled across a website about non-Dutch people living in…
Battle of genders Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 6, 2008
Today I would like to tell you something about the Dutch genders. Unlike what you may have read somewhere else, there are still feminine and masculine genders in the Dutch language. Even though the use of genders is fading and has been fading for several ages, there are still words that are only masculine or…
A living language Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 5, 2008
To prepare myself for this Dutch blog, I decided to do a bit of research about the Dutch language. Don’t worry, I won’t bore you to tears with the dry facts. Besides, the most important facts can be found on the ‘Overview of the Dutch language’ page of Transparent.com. Though I would like to address…