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The Word list of the Dutch language (Dutch: Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal [ˈʋoːrdə(n)ˌlɛist ˈneːdərlɑntsə ˈtaːl]) is a spelling dictionary of the Dutch language (Dutch orthography). It is officially established by the Dutch Language Union ( Nederlandse Taalunie ).
As in English, Dutch personal pronouns still retain a distinction in case: the nominative (subjective), genitive (≈ possessive) and accusative/dative (objective). A distinction was once prescribed between the accusative 3rd person plural pronoun hen and the dative hun , but it was artificial and both forms are in practice variants of the same ...
An example sentence used in some Dutch language courses and textbooks is "Ik kan mijn pen niet vinden omdat het veel te donker is", which translates into English word for word as "I can my pen not find because it far too dark is", but in standard English word order would be written "I cannot find my pen because it is far too dark". If the ...
' Dictionary of the Dutch language ') is a dictionary of the Dutch language. It contains between 350,000 and 400,000 entries describing Dutch words from 1500 to 1976. The paper edition consists of 43 volumes (including three supplements) on 49,255 pages. [1] It is believed to be the largest dictionary in the world in number of pages. [2]
English is compulsory at all levels of the Dutch secondary education system: . Many elementary schools teach English in the upper grades.; Pupils must score at least a 5.5/10 for English Language and Literature at the high school finals to be able to graduate, which equals to a A2 level at the lowest (At VMBO high school level), [9] and a B2 to C1 level at the highest (At VWO high school level).
The words in the NGSL represent the most important high frequency words of the English language for second language learners of English and is a major update of Michael West's 1953 GSL. [ 2 ] Although there are more than 600,000 words in the English language, [ 3 ] the 2,800 words in the NGSL give more than 92% coverage for learners when trying ...
Dutch in Seven Lessons (Nederlands in zeven lessen) is a 1948 film produced in the Netherlands. Audrey Hepburn made her film debut playing a KLM flight attendant in a small role. It was originally shot as part of an English documentary series on aspects of the Netherlands but later expanded to feature film length for an unsuccessful domestic ...
An intergovernmental symposium in 1991 titled "Transparency and Coherence in Language Learning in Europe: Objectives, Evaluation, Certification" held by the Swiss Federal Authorities in the Swiss municipality of Rüschlikon found the need for a common European framework for languages to improve the recognition of language qualifications and help teachers co-operate.