Dutch for reading knowledge

This first Dutch for Reading Knowledge book on the market promotes a high level of reading and translation competency by drawing from Dutch grammar, vocabulary and reading strategies, and providing many translation "shortcuts" and tips when tackling complex texts in Dutch. Aimed at students, researchers and scholars who need to learn how to read and translate modern Dutch texts for their academic research, this book focuses on those areas where the Netherlands plays or has played a leading and innovative role in the world. These areas include architecture, art history, design, the Dutch Golden.

Dutch for Reading Knowledge; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Apples from the same tree? A contrast analysis of Dutch and English; Similarities; Differences (and potential challenges for English-speaking learners of Dutch); I. Architecture and design; Vocabulary lists; Grammar; Grammar: Personal pronouns; Grammar: The verbs zijn and hebben; Grammar: Present tense regular verbs; Grammar: Formation of questions and word order in questions; II. Secularization, social legislation and liberties in Dutch Society; Grammar: Adjectives and adverbs.

Grammar: PrepositionsGrammar: Separable verbs; Grammar: Formation of questions with prepositions and relative pronouns with prepositions; Word strategy: Compounding in Dutch; III. Migration; Grammar: Simple Past (1); Grammar: Simple Past (2); Grammar: Irregular verbs in the past tense -- vowel patterns; Grammar: Different uses of the word "er" in Dutch; Grammar: Negation; Grammar: Reflexives; IV. The Netherlands, a country defined by water; Grammar: Perfect tense; Grammar: Comparison; Grammar: Modality; Grammar: Hypothetical situations; Grammar: Indefinite pronouns.

V. Post(colonial) NetherlandsGrammar: P…