ENGELS
To let Verhuren/verhuurd worden
To rented (out) (ver)huren
To borrow Lenen van
To lend Uitlenen, geven
To hire Tijdelijk huren
To charter Afhuren
To lease (ver)huren voor langere periode
Landlord Verhuurder/eigenaar
Tenant Huurder
Supercede Vervangen
Conceed Toegeven
Procede Voortzetten, beginnen
NON-VERB GRAMMAR
Articles
A, an and the are articles
Indefinite articles
= used to talk about non-specific nouns or nouns in general
A
An
Definite article
= used to talk about specific nouns
The
Example
I saw a cat yesterday. The cat was lying on a sofa.
Rule
A and an
To refer to a non-specific thing or person
It is the first time we mention it
It is not important which specific thing of person we are talking about
Problem 1: indefinite article in Dutch, no article in English
Exclamations
Wat een mooi weer!
o What beautiful weather!
Wat een prachtig landschap!
o What beautiful scenery!
In exclamations, when the noun doesn’t have a plural form, we don’t use article a or an
Wat een onzin!
o What nonsense!
Wat een geluk!
o What luck!
Wat een verrassing!
, o What a surprise!
Problem 2: no article in Dutch, article in English
Professions
Sophie is vastgoedmakelaar.
o Sophie is an estate agent.
Religions
Ik ben een moslim.
o I am a muslim.
Health items
Ik heb hoofdpijn.
o I have a headache.
A or an?
We use a before a consonant (medeklinker) sound
We use an before a vowel (klinker) sound
A lot of / much / many
Positive statements
A lot of
o I’ve got a lot of friends!
Negative sentences or questions
Much -> uncount nouns
o There isn’t much time left.
Many -> count nouns in the plural
o There are many houses in my street.
The use of any and some
Some
Affirmative sentences
Questions/expecting a positive answer
Any
Negative sentences
Questions/uncertain about answer
All examples of the noun
Compare
Is there any bread left? -> neutral question
Is there some bread left? -> I hope or expect the answer will ne ‘yes’
The use of (a) little and (a) few
Positive meaning
A little (een beetje)
o Uncount nouns
Give me a little time.
A few (enkele)
o Count nouns
There are only a few houses in this street.
To let Verhuren/verhuurd worden
To rented (out) (ver)huren
To borrow Lenen van
To lend Uitlenen, geven
To hire Tijdelijk huren
To charter Afhuren
To lease (ver)huren voor langere periode
Landlord Verhuurder/eigenaar
Tenant Huurder
Supercede Vervangen
Conceed Toegeven
Procede Voortzetten, beginnen
NON-VERB GRAMMAR
Articles
A, an and the are articles
Indefinite articles
= used to talk about non-specific nouns or nouns in general
A
An
Definite article
= used to talk about specific nouns
The
Example
I saw a cat yesterday. The cat was lying on a sofa.
Rule
A and an
To refer to a non-specific thing or person
It is the first time we mention it
It is not important which specific thing of person we are talking about
Problem 1: indefinite article in Dutch, no article in English
Exclamations
Wat een mooi weer!
o What beautiful weather!
Wat een prachtig landschap!
o What beautiful scenery!
In exclamations, when the noun doesn’t have a plural form, we don’t use article a or an
Wat een onzin!
o What nonsense!
Wat een geluk!
o What luck!
Wat een verrassing!
, o What a surprise!
Problem 2: no article in Dutch, article in English
Professions
Sophie is vastgoedmakelaar.
o Sophie is an estate agent.
Religions
Ik ben een moslim.
o I am a muslim.
Health items
Ik heb hoofdpijn.
o I have a headache.
A or an?
We use a before a consonant (medeklinker) sound
We use an before a vowel (klinker) sound
A lot of / much / many
Positive statements
A lot of
o I’ve got a lot of friends!
Negative sentences or questions
Much -> uncount nouns
o There isn’t much time left.
Many -> count nouns in the plural
o There are many houses in my street.
The use of any and some
Some
Affirmative sentences
Questions/expecting a positive answer
Any
Negative sentences
Questions/uncertain about answer
All examples of the noun
Compare
Is there any bread left? -> neutral question
Is there some bread left? -> I hope or expect the answer will ne ‘yes’
The use of (a) little and (a) few
Positive meaning
A little (een beetje)
o Uncount nouns
Give me a little time.
A few (enkele)
o Count nouns
There are only a few houses in this street.
