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The Word list of the Dutch language (Dutch: Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal [ˈʋoːrdə(n)ˌlɛist ˈneːdərlɑntsə ˈtaːl]) is a spelling dictionary of the Dutch language (Dutch orthography). It is officially established by the Dutch Language Union ( Nederlandse Taalunie ).
Depending on how y is used, six (or five) letters are vowels and 20 (or 21) letters are consonants. In some aspects, the digraph ij behaves as a single letter. e is the most frequently used letter in the Dutch alphabet, as it is in English. The least frequently used letters are q and x , similar to English.
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In Dutch, ë appears in the plural form of most words that end in -ie or -ee, like kolonie-> koloniën, zee-> zeeën, and knie-> knieën (Dutch-language rules stipulate an extra e before the ë in plurals if the accent falls on the syllable containing the ë).
For instance, /eː/ was spelt differently in lezen ("to read", single e in open syllable for /eː/) and in heeten ("to be called", double e in open syllable for the same /eː/). This reflected the etymological distinction between "sharp-long" e (from Old Dutch long ē) and "soft-long" e (from Old Dutch short e and i that were lengthened in open ...
[7] The Winkler Prins encyclopedia states that ij is the 25th letter of the Dutch alphabet, placed between X and Y. However, this definition is not generally accepted. [citation needed] In words where i and j are in different syllables, they do not form the digraph ij. In compound words, a hyphen is added, as in gummi-jas. [8]
Enjoy a classic game of Hearts and watch out for the Queen of Spades!
The uninflected form of an adjective is implicitly also an adverb. This makes it hard at times to distinguish adjectives and adverbs in Dutch. Dat is een snelle auto. De auto rijdt snel. ("That is a fast car. The car drives fast.") Wij werden vriendelijk begroet door die vriendelijke mensen. ("We were kindly welcomed by those kind people.")