{"id":7617,"date":"2022-02-21T16:38:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T16:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=7617"},"modified":"2022-02-21T16:38:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T16:38:48","slug":"wat-moet-dit-nou-accents-on-dutch-words-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wat-moet-dit-nou-accents-on-dutch-words-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Wat m\u00f3\u00e9t ik nou hiermee? Accents on Dutch Words, Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dutch is pretty straightforward. Unlike German, French, Spanish or some Nordic languages, we don&#8217;t put accents on our letters! But then words like <em>inge\u00ebnt<\/em>, <em>kopi\u00ebren<\/em>, <em>re\u00fcnie<\/em>, <em>drie\u00ebnvijftig<\/em>,\u00a0<em>ge\u00efnd <\/em>and <em>twee\u00ebn\u00a0<\/em>say hello. This is what we call\u00a0<em>het trema\u00a0<\/em>(diaeresis), and in the Netherlands, it doesn&#8217;t signify that we pronounce the letter differently, but it&#8217;s rather an indication that we shouldn&#8217;t read\u00a0<em>klinkers\u00a0<\/em>(vowels) together. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/tremas-e-i-u-o-a\/\">In our post on\u00a0<em>trema&#8217;s<\/em>, we explain this further.<\/a> However, there is something else you might see sometimes in Dutch! Yes,\u00a0<em>tekens\u00a0<\/em>(signs), or\u00a0<em>accenten <\/em>(accents)\u00a0in Dutch: <em>we gaan het er w\u00e9\u00e9r over hebben!\u00a0<\/em>(We will talk about it again!)<\/p>\n<h1><em><strong>H\u00e8? Wat is d\u00edt nou weer?!<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Snapje? ft. Thijs Boontjes - h\u00e8 en h\u00e9  | Het Klokhuis\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Re1NFLBVNTg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In Dutch, we have three different accents, adopted from French. There are a number of words we adopted from French, and so they sometimes keep their accent to indicate how they&#8217;re pronounced. So in this case, they DO change the way the letter sounds!<\/p>\n<p>One of the most common examples is\u00a0<strong><em>h\u00e9<\/em>, these days often simply written as\u00a0<em>hee<\/em><\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong><em>h\u00e8<\/em>, which these days is pretty much synonymous to <em>he<\/em><\/strong>. Because these simple exclaims are used so frequently, the loss of the accent makes sense. After all, the accent is a rather unusual thing in Dutch, so a lot of people avoid it or forget it was even necessary. While the double\u00a0<em>e\u00a0<\/em>in <em>hee\u00a0<\/em>does the trick, just like in other words like <em>mee<\/em>,\u00a0<em>he\u00a0<\/em>has a different problem. To get the sound, you&#8217;d have to write\u00a0<em>heh<\/em> &#8211; but an\u00a0<em>h\u00a0<\/em>at the end of a word is even weirder than the\u00a0<em>\u00e8<\/em>. Why some modification of <em>he <\/em>is necessary becomes clear when you say it. Here&#8217;s what they sound like:<\/p>\n<p><em>h\u00e9\/hee<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>h\u00e8\/heh<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>he<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/he-hee.mp3'>h\u00e9, hee<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/he-1.mp3'>h\u00e8<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/he.mp3'>he<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/he-hee.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"h\\u00e9, hee\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"h\\u00e9, hee\\\". 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Released: 2022.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2022\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/he.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"he\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"he\\\". Released: 2022.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2022\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Regardless, like I said, <em>he\u00a0<\/em>is seen as synonymous these days to <em>h\u00e8<\/em><strong>,<\/strong> because\u00a0<em>he\u00a0<\/em>as you can hear above doesn&#8217;t exist in Dutch anyway.<\/p>\n<p>A wonderful explanation is the song above by School TV, which also comes with <a href=\"https:\/\/schooltv.nl\/video\/snapje-he-en-he\/\">a quiz and song text<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>streepje\u00a0<\/em>(line) to the right (<strong>\u00e9<\/strong>) is called the <strong><em>accent aigu<\/em><\/strong>, the one to the left (<strong>\u00e8<\/strong>) is the\u00a0<strong><em>accent grave<\/em><\/strong>. There are words where the <em>accent grave <\/em>is mandatory, such as:<\/p>\n<p><em>de premi\u00e8re\u00a0<\/em>(premier)<\/p>\n<p><em>Amp\u00e8re\u00a0<\/em>(Ampere)<\/p>\n<p><em>de barri\u00e8re\u00a0<\/em>(barrier)<\/p>\n<p><em>de cr\u00e8me\u00a0<\/em>(cream)<\/p>\n<p><em>de sc\u00e8ne\u00a0<\/em>(scene)<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/de-premiere.mp3'>de premi\u00e8re<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Ampere.mp3'>Amp\u00e8re<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/de-barriere.mp3'>de barri\u00e8re<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/de-creme.mp3'>de cr\u00e8me<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/de-scene.mp3'>de sc\u00e8ne<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/de-premiere.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"de premi\\u00e8re\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"de premi\\u00e8re\\\". 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Released: 2022.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2022\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/de-scene.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"de sc\\u00e8ne\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"de sc\\u00e8ne\\\". Released: 2022.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2022\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p><em>\u00e0\u00a0<\/em>(each) &#8211; as in <em>pak <\/em><em>suiker \u00e0 5 euro\u00a0<\/em>(pack of sugar each 5 euros)<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong><em>accent aigu\u00a0<\/em>is also seen in English<\/strong>, in many of the same words as in Dutch! Here are a few:<\/p>\n<p><em>het caf\u00e9\u00a0<\/em>(caf\u00e9)<\/p>\n<p><em>het clich\u00e9\u00a0<\/em>(clich\u00e9)<\/p>\n<p><em>het decollet\u00e9\u00a0<\/em>(d\u00e9colletage)<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/het-cafe.mp3'>het caf\u00e9<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/het-cliche.mp3'>het clich\u00e9<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/het-decollete.mp3'>het decollet\u00e9<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/het-cafe.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"het caf\\u00e9\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"het caf\\u00e9\\\". Released: 2022.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2022\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:02\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/het-cliche.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"het clich\\u00e9\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"het clich\\u00e9\\\". Released: 2022.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2022\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:02\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/het-decollete.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"het decollet\\u00e9\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"het decollet\\u00e9\\\". Released: 2022.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2022\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:02\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p>If this wasn&#8217;t enough, there&#8217;s also the rare\u00a0<strong><em>accent<\/em> <em>circonflexe<\/em><\/strong>, which is often simply known as\u00a0<em>het dakje <\/em>(the little roof): <em>\u00e2, \u00ea, \u00fb.\u00a0<\/em>This is really only French words where we see it. And they indicate a French pronunciation:<\/p>\n<p><em>g\u00eanant<\/em> (awkward)<\/p>\n<p><em>de cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche\u00a0<\/em>(creme fra\u00eeche)<\/p>\n<p><em>de enqu\u00eate\u00a0<\/em>(inquiry, poll)<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/genant.mp3'>g\u00eanant<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/de-creme-fraiche.mp3'>de cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/De-enquete.mp3'>De enqu\u00eate<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/genant.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"g\\u00eanant\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"g\\u00eanant\\\". 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Released: 2022.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2022\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:02\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p>And here&#8217;s how we say those three French accents in Dutch:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/accent-aigu.mp3'>accent aigu<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/accent-grave.mp3'>accent grave<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/accent-circonflexe.mp3'>accent circonflexe<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/accent-aigu.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"accent aigu\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"accent aigu\\\". 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Released: 2022.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2022\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:02\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/accent-circonflexe.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"accent circonflexe\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"accent circonflexe\\\". Released: 2022.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2022\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:02\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Now you might ask yourself: &#8220;Cool, Sten, but what about the <em>d\u00edt <\/em>in the heading of this section?! That&#8217;s not a French loan word.&#8221; And you&#8217;d be asking rightfully. What is that?!<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Let me emphasize this<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_7620\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/PiLF4d6HlaU\" aria-label=\"Brett Meliti PiLF4d6HlaU Unsplash 1024x395\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7620\" class=\"wp-image-7620 size-large\"  alt=\"Dutch Dit dat emphasis signs streepje accent aigu accent grave accents\" width=\"1024\" height=\"395\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/brett-meliti-PiLF4d6HlaU-unsplash-1024x395.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/brett-meliti-PiLF4d6HlaU-unsplash-1024x395.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/brett-meliti-PiLF4d6HlaU-unsplash-350x135.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/brett-meliti-PiLF4d6HlaU-unsplash-768x296.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/brett-meliti-PiLF4d6HlaU-unsplash-1536x592.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/brett-meliti-PiLF4d6HlaU-unsplash.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">D\u00edt, niet dat! (Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@bmeliti?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Brett Meliti<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/point?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While it&#8217;s often hard to stress or emphasize words in writing, the Dutch have a special trick up their sleeve &#8211; a second use of the <strong><em>accent aigu<\/em><\/strong>! We also use this\u00a0<em>accent\u00a0<\/em>to show the reader <strong>where the word is stressed<\/strong>. Here&#8217;s how a Dutch person will read the heading above:<\/p>\n<p><em>H\u00e8? Wat is <strong>d\u00edt<\/strong> nou weer?!\u00a0<\/em>(Huh? What on Earth is this now?)<\/p>\n<p>Compared to that sentence without the <em>accent\u00a0<\/em>on the <em>i<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><em>H\u00e8? Wat is <strong>dit<\/strong> nou weer? <\/em>(Huh? What on Earth is this now?)<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/He-wat-is-dit-nou-weer-1.mp3'>H\u00e8, wat is d\u00edt nou weer<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/He-wat-is-dit-nou-weer.mp3'>H\u00e8, wat is dit nou weer<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/He-wat-is-dit-nou-weer-1.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"H\\u00e8, wat is d\\u00edt nou weer\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"H\\u00e8, wat is d\\u00edt nou weer\\\". 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Released: 2022.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2022\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:02\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p>As you can hear, there&#8217;s a difference in stress, and what the sentence says. With emphasis on the <em>d\u00edt<\/em>, it&#8217;s clear that the thing that surprises is the\u00a0thing\u00a0<em>d\u00edt\u00a0<\/em>refers to, not the fact that there&#8217;s yet another thing happening.<\/p>\n<p>With some words, it&#8217;s also really useful to <strong>differentiate between double meanings, and guide pronunciation<\/strong>.\u00a0<em>Voorkomen\u00a0<\/em>is a great example. Listen to the two ways you can read it:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>v\u00f3\u00f3rkome<\/em><em>n\u00a0<\/em>(to occur)<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<em>het komt voor\u00a0<\/em>(it occurs)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>voork\u00f3men<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>(to prevent)<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<em>het voorkomt<\/em> (it prevents)<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Voorkomen-het-komt-voor.mp3'>Voorkomen, het komt voor<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Voorkomen-het-voorkomt.mp3'>Voorkomen, het voorkomt<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Voorkomen-het-komt-voor.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Voorkomen, het komt voor\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Voorkomen, het komt voor\\\". Released: 2022.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2022\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:03\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Voorkomen-het-voorkomt.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Voorkomen, het voorkomt\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Voorkomen, het voorkomt\\\". Released: 2022.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2022\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:03\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Normally, it&#8217;s clear which word is meant from context, but the accents can help in cases where context doesn&#8217;t give you enough information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And that&#8217;s it! Have these accents puzzled you before? Are there other parts of Dutch language that confuse you or give you a hard time? Let me know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/brett-meliti-PiLF4d6HlaU-unsplash-350x135.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dutch Dit dat emphasis signs streepje accent aigu accent grave\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/brett-meliti-PiLF4d6HlaU-unsplash-350x135.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/brett-meliti-PiLF4d6HlaU-unsplash-1024x395.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/brett-meliti-PiLF4d6HlaU-unsplash-768x296.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/brett-meliti-PiLF4d6HlaU-unsplash-1536x592.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/brett-meliti-PiLF4d6HlaU-unsplash.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Dutch is pretty straightforward. Unlike German, French, Spanish or some Nordic languages, we don&#8217;t put accents on our letters! But then words like inge\u00ebnt, kopi\u00ebren, re\u00fcnie, drie\u00ebnvijftig,\u00a0ge\u00efnd and twee\u00ebn\u00a0say hello. This is what we call\u00a0het trema\u00a0(diaeresis), and in the Netherlands, it doesn&#8217;t signify that we pronounce the letter differently, but it&#8217;s rather an indication that&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wat-moet-dit-nou-accents-on-dutch-words-explained\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":110,"featured_media":7620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[27710],"tags":[1868,3628,6],"class_list":["post-7617","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dutch-grammar","tag-accents","tag-dutch-vocabulary","tag-grammar"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7617","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\/110"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7617"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7647,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7617\/revisions\/7647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}