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\nAdjectives<\/strong> are words that describe or modify another person or thing in a sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adjectives usually end with -e: <\/span>Het goede<\/em> boek. (The good book), De moeilijke <\/em>oefening (The difficult <\/span>exercise), Onhandige <\/em>jongen (clumsy boy).<\/span><\/p>\n

There are four situations in which an adjective does not end with \u2013e:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Whenever a noun is neuter , the adjective does not get an \u2013e in the indefinite form. Wanneer het zelfstandige naamwoord onzijdig is, krijgt het bijvoeglijk naamwoord bij de onbepaalde vorm g\u00e9\u00e9n uitgang.<\/span>
      \nEen mooi kind<\/em> (a beautiful child) –  Het mooie kind (the beautiful child)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Whenever the adjective indicates a material, it ends with \u2013en: De houten lepel (the wooden spoon), de koperen ketel<\/em>  (the copper kettle)<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Whenever the adjective is an essentiall part of the combination with the noun, it does not end \u2013e. Example: Het meewerkend voorwerp, het openbaar onderwijs<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Sometimes there\u2019s an adjective without \u2013e inbetween an indefinite article and a noun. In this case the adjective has a special meaning: Een groot staatsman, een talentvol dichter<\/em> (a talented poet)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Excercise adjective<\/span>s<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n