Adjectives: with or without e

When do you write Dutch adjectives with an -e?
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# Adjectives

Explanation

How to write adjectives in Dutch: with or without -e

Including a Dutch grammar exercise to check your knowledge

The rules for writing adjectives become clearer by a few examples.

We take a look at a DE-word (de film) and a HET-word (het boek).

  • Ik kijk de mooie film.
  • Ik kijk een mooie film.
  • Ik lees het mooie boek.
  • Ik lees een mooi boek.

As you can see you write the adjective without E if it is an indefinite het-word.

You also write no E if there is no noun behind the adjective.

  • Ik kijk de mooie film.
  • Ik vind de film mooi.
  • Ik lees het mooie boek.
  • Ik vind het boek mooi.

Did you know you can use verbs as an adjective too? Convert the verbs you know into adjectives! It's easy.

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Comments

JO
Jody

Graag gedaan, dankuwel.

 
BA
Batool

great website.

 
AN
Ana

Great website! I am an absolute beginner and it helps me to understand basics of the Dutch grammar.

 
GI
Giovanni

Great excercises

 
JA
Jazy

All the best

 
RO
RotatingBlossom

Leuk

 
RO
RotatingBlossom

Goed

 
RO
RotatingBlossom

Mooi

 
MA
Maria

Leuk!

 
QU
QuickPhrase

Nice practice

 

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