{"id":4040,"date":"2016-03-10T22:37:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T22:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=4040"},"modified":"2016-03-17T20:07:33","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T20:07:33","slug":"step-by-step-how-to-rule-dutch-weak-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/step-by-step-how-to-rule-dutch-weak-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Step By Step: How To Rule Dutch Weak Verbs!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A\u00a0<em>zwak werkwoord\u00a0<\/em>(&#8220;weak verb&#8221; &#8211; a regular verb) is a verb that does not change in the past tense. For example\u00a0<em>leven, leefde, geleefd\u00a0<\/em>(to live, lived, lived). A\u00a0<em>sterk werkwoord<\/em> (&#8220;strong verb&#8221; &#8211; an irregular verb) is one that does change, such as\u00a0<em>lopen, liep, gelopen<\/em>\u00a0(to walk, walked, walked). Then there are also\u00a0&#8220;normal&#8221; <em>onregelmatige\u00a0<\/em><em>werkwoorden\u00a0<\/em>(irregular verbs), like\u00a0<em>zijn, was, geweest\u00a0<\/em>(to be, was, been), and mixtures&#8230; But let&#8217;s start easy! First, I will discuss\u00a0<em>zwakke werkwoorden<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">I&#8217;d like to believe that most verbs in Dutch are\u00a0<em>zwakke werkwoorden<\/em>, because they are so easy to conjugate. However, I am absolutely not certain. In any case, here is a little guide how to create\u00a0<em>zwakke werkwoorden<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">1. Find the\u00a0<em>stam\u00a0<\/em>(root)<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 545px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/hrd2VPGFSwU\" aria-label=\"Photo 1417109303584 A4c406f619d3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" width=\"535\" height=\"259\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1417109303584-a4c406f619d3?crop=entropy&amp;fit=crop&amp;fm=jpg&amp;h=775&amp;ixjsv=2.1.0&amp;ixlib=rb-0.3.5&amp;q=80&amp;w=1600\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Find the root&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>How do you find the\u00a0<em>stam<\/em>? Take off &#8211;<em>en\u00a0<\/em>after the infinitive. In cases where the\u00a0<em>klank <\/em>(sound) of the infinitive is long, it needs to stay long for the\u00a0<em>stam\u00a0<\/em>too. For those, you just add a vowel! In some cases, other letters need to be adjusted to readjust sound, but trust me: it sounds harder than it is.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The\u00a0<em>stam\u00a0<\/em>(root) of a verb is very useful. It helps you conjugate other verb forms, and at the same time is the imperative form of the verb and the form of the\u00a0<em>ik<\/em><em>-persoon\u00a0<\/em>(I-person).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">EXAMPLE<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Here an example where you need to add a vowel. Listen to the recording to hear the difference!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>A.\u00a0<\/strong>leven<em>\u00a0<\/em>&#8211; to\u00a0live<br \/>\n<div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_6a8b339aa447a7.22171567\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','6a8b339aa447a7.22171567','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/Leven.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','6a8b339aa447a7.22171567');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_6a8b339aa447a7.22171567\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','6a8b339aa447a7.22171567','','80','false');show_hide('stop','6a8b339aa447a7.22171567');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> leven<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em>leven\u00a0<\/em>&#8211;\u00a0<em>en\u00a0<\/em>=\u00a0<em>lev\u00a0<\/em><div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_6a8b339aa78f02.27975834\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','6a8b339aa78f02.27975834','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/Lev.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','6a8b339aa78f02.27975834');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_6a8b339aa78f02.27975834\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','6a8b339aa78f02.27975834','','80','false');show_hide('stop','6a8b339aa78f02.27975834');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> lev<\/li>\n<li>Add an <i>e,\u00a0<\/i>switch\u00a0<em>v\u00a0<\/em>to\u00a0<em>f\u00a0<\/em>=\u00a0<strong><em>leef\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em>&lt;-\u00a0<\/em>the stam of <em>leven<\/em>!<div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_6a8b339aac8e15.92125779\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','6a8b339aac8e15.92125779','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/Leef.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','6a8b339aac8e15.92125779');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_6a8b339aac8e15.92125779\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','6a8b339aac8e15.92125779','','80','false');show_hide('stop','6a8b339aac8e15.92125779');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> leef\n<ol>\n<li>The\u00a0<em>e\u00a0<\/em>is added to make the\u00a0<em>e\u00a0<\/em>in\u00a0<em>lev\u00a0<\/em>longer.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<em>v\u00a0<\/em>is exchanged by an\u00a0<em>f\u00a0<\/em>to make the\u00a0<em>v\u00a0<\/em><em>stemloos\u00a0<\/em>(voiceless), which a\u00a0<em>v\u00a0<\/em>at the end of a word would become. It therefore transforms into the soundless\u00a0<em>f<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Here a normal\u00a0example, without adding any\u00a0<em>stem\u00a0<\/em>(voice).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>B.\u00a0<\/strong><em>fietsen\u00a0<\/em>&#8211; to bike\u00a0<div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_6a8b339aaffa42.31233029\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','6a8b339aaffa42.31233029','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/Fietsen.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','6a8b339aaffa42.31233029');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_6a8b339aaffa42.31233029\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','6a8b339aaffa42.31233029','','80','false');show_hide('stop','6a8b339aaffa42.31233029');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> fietsen<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em>fietsen &#8211; en\u00a0<\/em>=\u00a0<em><strong>fiets<\/strong> &lt;-\u00a0<\/em>the stam of\u00a0<em>fietsen<\/em>!<div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_6a8b339ab595d1.19541140\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','6a8b339ab595d1.19541140','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/Fiets.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','6a8b339ab595d1.19541140');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_6a8b339ab595d1.19541140\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','6a8b339ab595d1.19541140','','80','false');show_hide('stop','6a8b339ab595d1.19541140');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> fiets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Yes. That easy!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">2. In the past tense, add -de \/ -te<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4043\" style=\"width: 545px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/de-or-te.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4043\" aria-label=\"De Or Te\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4043\" class=\" wp-image-4043\"  alt=\"Which one to use?\" width=\"535\" height=\"228\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/de-or-te.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/de-or-te.png 882w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/de-or-te-350x149.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/de-or-te-768x327.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Which one to use?<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">2.1 The past simple<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Now, the past tense does not get much harder. It is either a\u00a0<em>-de\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>-te\u00a0<\/em>that is added to the stam.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">EXAMPLE<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>A.\u00a0<\/strong><em>leven\u00a0<\/em>&#8211; to\u00a0live<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em>leef\u00a0<\/em>+\u00a0<em>de\u00a0<\/em>=\u00a0<strong><em>leefde\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(the singular form, in the plural, an\u00a0<em>n\u00a0<\/em>is added:\u00a0<em>leefden<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_6a8b339aba3795.51532959\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','6a8b339aba3795.51532959','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/Leefde-Leefden.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','6a8b339aba3795.51532959');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_6a8b339aba3795.51532959\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','6a8b339aba3795.51532959','','80','false');show_hide('stop','6a8b339aba3795.51532959');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> leefde\/leefden<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Hij leeft lang.\u00a0<\/em>(He lives long.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Hij leefde lang<\/em>. (He lived long.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Wij leefden lang<\/em>. (We lived long.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>B.\u00a0<\/strong><em>fietsen\u00a0<\/em>&#8211; to bike<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em>fiets + te =\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>fietste\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(also, in the plural an\u00a0<em>n\u00a0<\/em>is added:\u00a0<em>fietsten<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_6a8b339ac04186.22254898\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','6a8b339ac04186.22254898','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/Fietste-Fietsten.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','6a8b339ac04186.22254898');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_6a8b339ac04186.22254898\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','6a8b339ac04186.22254898','','80','false');show_hide('stop','6a8b339ac04186.22254898');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> fietste\/fietsten<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Ik fiets door het bos.\u00a0<\/em>(I bike through the forest.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Ik fietste door het bos<\/em>. (I biked through the forest.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Wij fietsten door het bos<\/em>. (We biked through the forest.)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">2.2 The <em>voltooid deelwoord\u00a0<\/em>(past participle)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>This\u00a0<em>-de\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>-te\u00a0<\/em>is also added to the past participle. Normally, It also gets a\u00a0<em>ge-\u00a0<\/em>in front of the <em>stam<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">EXAMPLE<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Hij heeft lang geleefd.\u00a0<\/em>(He lived\/has lived long.)<br \/>\n<div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_6a8b339ac56748.23002656\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','6a8b339ac56748.23002656','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/Geleefd.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','6a8b339ac56748.23002656');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_6a8b339ac56748.23002656\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','6a8b339ac56748.23002656','','80','false');show_hide('stop','6a8b339ac56748.23002656');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> geleefd<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Hij heeft door het bos gefietst.\u00a0<\/em>(He biked\/has biked through the forest.)<br \/>\n<div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_6a8b339ac9e0b7.90136288\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','6a8b339ac9e0b7.90136288','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/Gefietst.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','6a8b339ac9e0b7.90136288');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_6a8b339ac9e0b7.90136288\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','6a8b339ac9e0b7.90136288','','80','false');show_hide('stop','6a8b339ac9e0b7.90136288');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> gefietst<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">But how do we know when to use the\u00a0<em>-de\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>-te<\/em>? Well, there is a rule you can use!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">3. &#8216;t Kofschip \/ Soft Ketchup<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 545px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kofschip_(schip)#\/media\/File:Kofschip.jpg\" aria-label=\"800px Kofschip\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" width=\"535\" height=\"504\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/c0\/Kofschip.jpg\/800px-Kofschip.jpg\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Kofschip (Koff Ship)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><em>&#8216;t Kofschip<\/em>\u00a0(the Koff ship), or often translated in English to &#8220;soft ketchup&#8221;, is an <em>ezelsbruggetje <\/em>(&#8220;donkey&#8217;s bridge&#8221; &#8211; a mnemonic)\u00a0that helps you memorize when to use\u00a0<em>-de\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>-te<\/em>. It only applies to the past tense and the participle &#8211; the present form is unaffected by it!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">So how does it work?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">All\u00a0<em>stammen\u00a0<\/em>that end on one of the\u00a0<em>medeklinkers\u00a0<\/em>(consonants) in\u00a0<em>&#8216;t kofschip<\/em>, so\u00a0<em>t, k, f, s, ch\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>p,\u00a0<\/em>will have a\u00a0<em>-te<\/em>. All other consonants end with a\u00a0<em>-de<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You might say: but what about\u00a0<em>geleefd<\/em>? That is in\u00a0<em>&#8216;t kofschip\u00a0<\/em>but ends with a\u00a0<em>-de<\/em>! Well, I think you know the answer&#8230; It has to do with replacing the\u00a0<em>v\u00a0<\/em>with the\u00a0<em>f<\/em>. Cases where the last letter is changed and then becomes part of\u00a0<em>&#8216;t kofschip\u00a0<\/em>don&#8217;t count. And since the\u00a0<em>v\u00a0<\/em>is not in\u00a0<em>&#8216;t kofschip<\/em>, it is\u00a0<em>leefde.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">3.1 &#8220;Modernization&#8221; of the ship<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A decade or-so ago,\u00a0<em>&#8216;t kofschip\u00a0<\/em>was modernized. Now, terms float around like\u00a0<em>&#8216;t kofschiptaxietje<\/em>, or\u00a0<em>xtc-koffieshopje<\/em>, or even something like &#8220;sexy ketchup&#8221; (although it doesn&#8217;t contain a\u00a0<em>j<\/em>)\u00a0to include\u00a0<em>medeklinkers\u00a0<\/em>that also require an\u00a0<em>-te\u00a0<\/em>ending. These are\u00a0<em>c,\u00a0<\/em><em>x, <\/em>and\u00a0<em>j<\/em>. Mostly, verbs that end in such a\u00a0<em>medeklinker\u00a0<\/em>are\u00a0taken from other language, like the verb\u00a0<em>faxen\u00a0<\/em>(to fax). The\u00a0<em>stam\u00a0<\/em>is\u00a0<em>fax<\/em>, and since it is in the\u00a0<em>kofschiptaxietje<\/em>, it is\u00a0<em>faxte<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">However, this &#8220;modernization&#8221; is contended. Since the ending\u00a0<em>-te\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>-de\u00a0<\/em>is related to the sound of the ending letter, the addition is unnecessary. The\u00a0<em>x\u00a0<\/em>and <em>j\u00a0<\/em>end with an\u00a0<em>s<\/em>-sound. The\u00a0<em>c\u00a0<\/em>has the\u00a0<em>k<\/em>-sound. So they are already included in\u00a0<em>&#8216;t kofschip<\/em>. But that seems a bit confusing, especially for language learners!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_6a8b339acec1f1.23737547\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','6a8b339acec1f1.23737547','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/t-Kofschiptaxietje-of-xtc-koffieshopje.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','6a8b339acec1f1.23737547');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_6a8b339acec1f1.23737547\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','6a8b339acec1f1.23737547','','80','false');show_hide('stop','6a8b339acec1f1.23737547');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> &#8216;t kofschiptaxietje\/xtc-koffieshopje<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">So remember\u00a0<strong><em>&#8216;t kofschiptaxietje<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">4. Practice!<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/y02jEX_B0O0\" aria-label=\"Photo 1455390582262 044cdead277a\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\"  alt=\"\" width=\"535\" height=\"402\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1455390582262-044cdead277a?ixlib=rb-0.3.5&amp;q=80&amp;fm=jpg&amp;crop=entropy&amp;w=1080&amp;fit=max&amp;s=e2db4850687048d1d52717b09935660e\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Can you find the <i>stam <\/i>of the following verbs, and\u00a0whether they go with <i>-de <\/i>or <i>-te<\/i>? Click on the play buttons to hear the words.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">1. 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Roetsjen (to slide) <div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_6a8b339aea5e53.45385016\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','6a8b339aea5e53.45385016','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/5.-Roetsjen.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','6a8b339aea5e53.45385016');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_6a8b339aea5e53.45385016\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','6a8b339aea5e53.45385016','','80','false');show_hide('stop','6a8b339aea5e53.45385016');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> roetsjen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Stam &#8211; &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>-de\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>-te<\/em>? &#8211; &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">6. Verhuizen (to move) <div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_6a8b339aee0a58.62151741\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','6a8b339aee0a58.62151741','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/6.-Verhuizen.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','6a8b339aee0a58.62151741');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_6a8b339aee0a58.62151741\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','6a8b339aee0a58.62151741','','80','false');show_hide('stop','6a8b339aee0a58.62151741');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> verhuizen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Stam &#8211; &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>-de\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>-te<\/em>? &#8211; &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">7. Be\u00ebindigen (to end) <div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_6a8b339af1ed53.27670648\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','6a8b339af1ed53.27670648','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/7.-Beeindigen.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','6a8b339af1ed53.27670648');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_6a8b339af1ed53.27670648\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','6a8b339af1ed53.27670648','','80','false');show_hide('stop','6a8b339af1ed53.27670648');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> be\u00ebindigen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Stam &#8211; &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>-de\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>-te<\/em>? &#8211; &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">8. Beloven (to promise) <div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_6a8b339b020d17.48916155\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','6a8b339b020d17.48916155','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/8.-Beloven.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','6a8b339b020d17.48916155');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_6a8b339b020d17.48916155\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','6a8b339b020d17.48916155','','80','false');show_hide('stop','6a8b339b020d17.48916155');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> beloven<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Stam &#8211; &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>-de\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>-te<\/em>? &#8211; &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">9. Maken (to make) <div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_6a8b339b05cb59.48677992\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','6a8b339b05cb59.48677992','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/03\/9.-Maken.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','6a8b339b05cb59.48677992');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_6a8b339b05cb59.48677992\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','6a8b339b05cb59.48677992','','80','false');show_hide('stop','6a8b339b05cb59.48677992');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> maken<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Stam &#8211; &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>-de\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>-te<\/em>? &#8211; &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">10. 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