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Regeling der spelling voor het woordenboek der Nederlandsche taal (1873) by L.A. te Winkel and M. de Vries Woordenlijst Nederlandse taal online ( Word list of the Dutch language , 2015) by the Dutch Language Union (Taalunie)
For instance 05:35 is "5 over half 6" (literally "5 past half to 6") and 05:20 is "tien voor half 6" (literally "10 to half to 6"). When the 24-hour clock is used in spoken language, which is not quite common, usually the written form is pronounced with the hours as a number, the word " uur " (hour) and the minutes as a number.
Vowel length is indicated in Dutch spelling using a combination of double vowels and double consonants. Changes from single to double letters are common when discussing Dutch grammar, but they are entirely predictable once one knows how the spelling rules work.
Prefixed verbs are verbs whose stem begins with an unstressed prefix. The prefix is usually one of be-, ge-, her-, ont-, ver-, but others are also possible, often derived from adverbs or prepositions.
voor – meaning "in front of", (also in combination voor de, voor den, voor 't, voor in 't) zonder – meaning "without": Zonderland (without land) or Zondervan (without van, e.g. without a surname beginning with van) Apart from these prepositions the prefix "de" (not a preposition but an article, meaning "the") is also very common.
In the Dutch language, the gender of a noun determines the articles, adjective forms and pronouns that are used in reference to that noun.Gender is a complicated topic in Dutch, because depending on the geographical area or each individual speaker, there are either three genders in a regular structure or two genders in a dichotomous structure (neuter/common with vestiges of a three-gender ...
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The term Flemish itself has become ambiguous. Nowadays, it is used in at least five ways, depending on the context. These include: An indication of Dutch written and spoken in Flanders including the Dutch standard language as well as the non-standardized dialects, including intermediate forms between vernacular dialects and the standard.