Indirect speech. It may sound boring, but it is indispensable. Whenever you tell what someone said, what you think and feel, you are using indirect speech.
- Hij zegt dat hij in Amsterdam wil wonen.
- Ik denk dat ik vanavond vroeg naar bed ga.
- Wij weten niet of we dit jaar op vakantie gaan.
In this PDF file you will find a complete explanation of indirect speech.
Explanation in both Dutch and English.
Practice yourself, with exercises and answers.
Lots of examples to clarify the sentence structure.
The indirect speech is a subordinate clause. There are several reasons to use this construction. Why not also take a look at
conjunctions and
the relative clause?