{"id":2926,"date":"2014-08-20T23:10:02","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T23:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=2926"},"modified":"2014-08-20T23:10:02","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T23:10:02","slug":"inversie-inversion-in-dutch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/inversie-inversion-in-dutch\/","title":{"rendered":"Inversie – Inversion in Dutch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inversie\u00a0<\/em>is used frequently in the Dutch language, and in many situations. What is\u00a0inversie? Inversie,\u00a0<\/em>or inversion in English, means that you switch the verb and the subject in a sentence. For example: hij geeft<\/strong> hem een appel\u00a0<\/i>becomes\u00a0hem geeft hij<\/strong> een appel,\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0hij kan<\/strong>\u00a0heel goed praten\u00a0<\/strong>met mij<\/em>\u00a0becomes\u00a0praten kan hij\u00a0<\/strong>heel goed met mij.\u00a0<\/em>Even though this may be tough, it is very important to learn!<\/p>\n

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Inverted! (Image by Lauren Nelson at Flickr.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

How to invert<\/strong><\/p>\n

It happens in many cases, but before we get to all those, first the ground rules to invert:<\/p>\n

1. Add or move the word(s) that cause inversion (e.g.\u00a0add waarschijnlijk<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>or move the dative in a sentence);<\/p>\n

2. Switch the\u00a0persoonsvorm\u00a0<\/em>(verb) and\u00a0onderwerp\u00a0<\/em>(subject) – so ze brengt\u00a0<\/i>becomes\u00a0brengt ze;<\/em><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Inversion completed!<\/p>\n

What can I invert?<\/strong><\/p>\n

So what\u00a0can\u00a0you invert? As I said, there are many cases:<\/p>\n

When putting the lijdend voorwerp (accusative)\u00a0<\/b>in front – ik eet<\/strong> het brood niet – het brood eet ik<\/strong> niet;<\/em><\/p>\n

When putting the\u00a0meewerkend voorwerp (dative)\u00a0<\/strong>in front –\u00a0ik geef\u00a0<\/strong>hem een appel –\u00a0hem geef\u00a0<\/strong>ik een appel;<\/em><\/p>\n

When putting\u00a0tijdsbepaling (time)\u00a0<\/strong>in front –\u00a0ik ga\u00a0<\/strong>morgen\u00a0naar de dokter – morgen\u00a0ga ik\u00a0<\/strong>naar de dokter;<\/em><\/p>\n

When putting\u00a0plaatsbepaling (place)<\/strong>\u00a0in front –\u00a0ik eet<\/strong>\u00a0een pannenkoek\u00a0<\/strong>in een restaurant – in een restaurant\u00a0eet ik\u00a0<\/strong>een pannenkoek;<\/em><\/p>\n

When\u00a0shouting\u00a0<\/strong>something –\u00a0hij loopt\u00a0<\/strong>boos weg –\u00a0loopt hij\u00a0<\/strong>boos weg!<\/em> (often in cases of anger, indignation, surprise…)<\/p>\n

When\u00a0giving your thoughts\u00a0<\/strong>(modale bepaling – modality) –\u00a0ze hebben<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0geen geld – volgens mij\u00a0hebben ze\u00a0<\/strong>geen geld;<\/em><\/p>\n

When putting a\u00a0bepaling van gesteldheid (condition)\u00a0<\/strong>–\u00a0Hij komt<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>rennend de hoek om – rennend\u00a0komt hij\u00a0<\/strong>de hoek om;<\/em><\/p>\n

In case of a\u00a0voegwoordelijk bijwoord\u00a0<\/strong>(dus, toch…) –\u00a0hij gaat\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>niet mee – Dus\u00a0gaat hij\u00a0<\/strong>niet mee;<\/em><\/p>\n

In case of a\u00a0bijzin (subclause) –<\/strong>\u00a0– ik ging naar huis. Hij ging<\/strong> naar school. – toen ik naar huis ging,\u00a0ging hij\u00a0<\/strong>naar school.<\/em><\/p>\n

In a\u00a0question –<\/strong>\u00a0jij gaat\u00a0<\/strong>naar school –\u00a0ga jij<\/strong> naar school?<\/em><\/p>\n

So as you can see, there are many situations, and you just have to get used to these. But as you can see, it is just switching up a small part of the sentence that causes inversion. The rest of the sentence just stays as it is!<\/p>\n

This is a tough one to get, but it is very important. It determines the flow of your sentences, and how well you are understood. Forgetting inversion is very\u00a0audible!<\/p>\n

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Inversie\u00a0is used frequently in the Dutch language, and in many situations. What is\u00a0inversie? Inversie,\u00a0or inversion in English, means that you switch the verb and the subject in a sentence. For example: hij geeft hem een appel\u00a0becomes\u00a0hem geeft hij een appel,\u00a0or\u00a0hij kan\u00a0heel goed praten\u00a0met mij\u00a0becomes\u00a0praten kan hij\u00a0heel goed met mij.\u00a0Even though this may be tough, it…<\/p>\n

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