{"id":1160,"date":"2011-02-22T17:42:08","date_gmt":"2011-02-22T17:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=1160"},"modified":"2011-11-30T10:43:09","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T10:43:09","slug":"word-order-in-indirect-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/word-order-in-indirect-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Word Order in Indirect Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Phew, we made it! \u00a0Four weeks of looking at word order in Dutch. \u00a0We have stumbled through main clauses, sub-clauses and now lastly we are coming up to indirect speech. \u00a0By no means have we covered it all but hopefully you have learned some tips and understood some of the rules that have helped in knowing which word part goes where. \u00a0So let\u2019s get to it, word order in indirect speech.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">What is Indirect Speech?<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Indirect speech, also known as reported speech, refers to a sentence that reports what someone else has said.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Spotting Them in Dutch<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>An indirect statement, typically, begins with the conjunction <em>dat<\/em>. \u00a0Indirect questions can begin with a question word or for yes\/no questions, with <em>of<\/em>.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>Indirect statements are often introduced with verbs like:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Zeggen<\/em> (say)<\/li>\n<li><em>Menen\/denken<\/em> (think)<\/li>\n<li><em>Beweren<\/em> (maintain)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>For example: \u00a0<em>Jaap zegt dat hij in Parijs woont.<\/em> (Jaap says that he lives in Paris.)<\/div>\n<div>Indirect questions often begin with words like:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Hij\/zij vraagt<\/em> (he\/she asks)<\/li>\n<li><em>Ik wil weten<\/em> (I want to know)<\/li>\n<li><em>Kun je me vertellen<\/em> (can you tell me)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">What Happens With the Word Order?<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>1. \u00a0Sentences in indirect speech are subordinated sentences, so the verb moves to the end.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><em>Hij zegt dat hij Parijs leuk vindt.<\/em> (He says that he likes Paris.)<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>2. \u00a0In sentences that contain a modal or other auxiliary verb, this verb can be placed before or after the main verb (but before is more common).<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><em>Hij zegt dat hij een nieuwe baan wil vinden\/vinden wil.<\/em> (He says that he wants to find a new job.)<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>3. \u00a0In sentences with more than one infinitive, the finite verb goes before the infinitives.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><em>Marloes zegt dat zij minder frietjes zou moeten eten.<\/em> (Marloes says she should eat less fries.)<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>4. \u00a0Don\u2019t forget that when you make an indirect statement, you are most likely going to have to change the pronouns.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>Mama: \u00a0<em>Heeft ze het leuk?<\/em> (Is she having a good time?)<\/div>\n<div>Alex: \u00a0<em>Mama vraagt of je het leuk hebt.<\/em> (Mum asks if you\u2019re having a good time.)<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><strong>Answers from <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/word-order-in-subordinated-clauses\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=languageblog&amp;utm_content=dutch\" target=\"_blank\">Tuesday\u2019s Post<\/a>:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>1. \u00a0Karin en Denny waren in Parijs toen ze naar het Louvre gingen.<\/div>\n<div>2. \u00a0Ze aten veel croissants en ze dronken de beste cafe au lait.<\/div>\n<div>3. \u00a0Karin maakte foto\u2019s terwijl Denny met een andere Nederlandse toerist praatte.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><strong>Practice:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Put the sentences into indirect speech.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>1. \u00a0Marian: \u00a0\u201cHet weer is bijna altijd goed.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Hans: \u00a0Zij zegt ___________.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>2. \u00a0Marian: \u00a0\u201cLopen jullie twee keer per dag met de hond?\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Hans: \u00a0Zij vraagt __________.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>3. \u00a0Marian: \u201cHoe gaat het thuis?\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Hans: \u00a0Zij vraagt __________.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phew, we made it! \u00a0Four weeks of looking at word order in Dutch. \u00a0We have stumbled through main clauses, sub-clauses and now lastly we are coming up to indirect speech. \u00a0By no means have we covered it all but hopefully you have learned some tips and understood some of the rules that have helped in&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/word-order-in-indirect-speech\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[27710,3590,27711],"tags":[27593,3521],"class_list":["post-1160","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-dutch-grammar","category-dutch-language","category-dutch-vocabulary-2","tag-indirect-speech","tag-word-order"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1160"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1721,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1160\/revisions\/1721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}