Adjectives: with or without e

When do you write Dutch adjectives with an -e?
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# Adjectives

Explanation

How to write adjectives in Dutch: with or without -e

Including a Dutch grammar exercise to check your knowledge

The rules for writing adjectives become clearer by a few examples.

We take a look at a DE-word (de film) and a HET-word (het boek).

  • Ik kijk de mooie film.
  • Ik kijk een mooie film.
  • Ik lees het mooie boek.
  • Ik lees een mooi boek.

As you can see you write the adjective without E if it is an indefinite het-word.

You also write no E if there is no noun behind the adjective.

  • Ik kijk de mooie film.
  • Ik vind de film mooi.
  • Ik lees het mooie boek.
  • Ik vind het boek mooi.

Did you know you can use verbs as an adjective too? Convert the verbs you know into adjectives! It's easy.

Practice

1.De _____ appel is lekker.

rood

2.Het _____ kind speelt met zijn vriendjes.

klein

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