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All about TE

Struggling with TE? Let's find out how to use this word!

Course Curriculum

6 lessons designed to take you from beginner to pro

1

Les 1 - TE

There are a few reasons to use TE. We start with an easy one: Om + te for action + goal. Note that you'll have to use OM in this construction.

2

Les 2 - TE

Here's the second reason to use TE: when you use an adjective and that adjective gives value to the action that follows, you use TE. OM is optional.

3

Les 3 - TE

Why do some verbs (like proberen, hoeven or beloven) trigger TE? And are there also auxiliary verbs that don't trigger TE?

4

Les 4 - TE

In a previous lesson, you've learned OM is optional in sentences connected to an adjective (lesson 2). But in one case, that is different.

5

Les 5 - TE

You can use te + verb to show possibility. It's easy, let's practice.

6

LES - 6

In lesson three you already saw that you can combine *te* with certain verbs. In this lesson, you'll see that there are other words that trigger *te*.

Inbegrepen Materialen

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List with auxiliary verbs