8.2 Compound verbs ---
Compound Verbs:

Compound verbs in Dutch usually consist of a preposition and a verb.
A verb like `opzoeken' means and functions almost the same as the
English verb `to look up', for instance a word in a dictionary. In
English the two parts are considered as two different words while in
Dutch they form a new (compound) word.

The stress is always on the first, the preposition, part. When used in a
sentence as the finite verb, the two parts are split, the verb part
taking the place the verb normally takes, i.e. after the subject,
while the preposition goes to the end of the clause.

Example: Ik zoek nieuwe woorden altijd in het woordenboek op.

When an auxiliary word is used, the whole verb goes to the end of the
clause:

Ik wil het nieuwe woord in het woordenboek opzoeken.

Other common compound verbs are:

aankomen	to arrive
opletten	to pay attention
opschrijven	to write down
uitkijken	to watch out
uitleggen	to explain
meenemen	to take along
aantrekken	to put on
uittrekken	to take off
aankleden	to dress
uitnodigen	to invite
voorstellen	to introduce
opstaan	to stand up or to get up

Exercise 61. Introduce the modal verb
given in parentheses into the following sentences:

1. Ik kom om 2:00 nm aan. (zullen)
2. Je let altijd heel goed op. (moeten)
3. Schrijven jullie de woorden op? (willen)
4. De onderwijzer (school teacher) legt het probleem goed uit. (kunnen)
5. Ik neem nooit veel geld mee. (mogen)

Exercise 62. Rewrite the following
sentences omitting the modal verb:

1.Fietsers moeten hier goed uitkijken.
2.Henk mag morgen zijn nieuwe schoenen
(shoes)aantrekken
2.Henk mag morgen zijn nieuwe schoenen (shoes)
aantrekken.
3. Hij wil ze waarschijnlijk weer uittrekken.
4.Vader kan zijn vrienden volgende week niet uitnodigen.
5.Moeder zal haar broer aan de familie van haar man voor- stellen.  

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8.3 Er
---- Er:

The two most important meanings of the word `er' are

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people'.(Er waren 35 mensen.) and `it' as in `I will think about it'. (Ik zal erover denken.) `It' is translated into `er' whenever it is combined with a preposition, eg. `about it' above.

More examples: Look at it! Kijk ernaar! (`er' + naar) I like it. Ik houd
ervan. (`er' + van) Don't talk about it. Praat er niet over. She is
stuck with it. Ze zit ermee.

Exercise 63. Translate the following
sentences into English:

1. Er was geen melk(milk) in de ijskast (refrigerator).
2. Zijn er veel eikebomen(oak trees) in de bossen (woods)?
3. Waar is mijn boek? Je zit erop!
4. Ik denk er niet aan! 5. Ik kan er niet van leven.

Exercise 64. Vertaal in het Nederlands:

1. He has lived there his whole life.
2. I must sleep in it. 3. May we ride in it?
4. Put (leg) the paper on it.
5. I shall (zal) ask for (om) it.
6. How long are we staying there?
7. There were not many people at the meeting (vergadering).
8. Can she walk with it?
9. No, but she can already stand on it.
10. And I think (that) she has already paid for it.

Exercise 65. Translate into Dutch:

1. Mother and Father walked in the garden.
2. They talked about the children.
3. They (have) bought a new house.
4. Their old house was not so nice.
5. We were there and now we are here.
6. Wim has had two bicycles already.
7. Henk does not like biking.
8. Wim and Henk had a little dog.
9. Mister Van Dam has had two cars.
10. Why have you borrowed so much money?
11. He played on their piano.
12. Have you ever played on their piano?
13. My uncle and aunt have lived in Holland (for) two years.
14. Hannie cooks well but today her mother (has) cooked.
15. Why are you teasing your little brother?
16. He always teases me too.
17. But I also play with him and my sister.
18. I (have) heard my father. He is parking his car.
19. How does the food taste?
20. We haven't learned a lot today.
21. The days come and go.
22. Yesterday has come and gone. (motion!)
23. Wim practises (for) hours on the piano.
24. She has given me seventeen guilders and twenty-five cents.
25. I have had to wait for three months. (moeten)

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