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Parts of speech - Woordsoorten
Noun - Zelfstandig naamwoord
A noun is a word that names something. It can be a person, animal, thing or abstract concept.
Examples in Dutch are:
Hanna
ijsbeer
telefoonnummer
kapitalisme
Most nouns are countable and can be put into >the plural. For example:
| Ik heb twee zusjes. |
I have two sisters. |
| Koop jij die boeken? |
Are you buying those books?
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Not all nouns are countable. Some words like rijst (‘rice') and melk (‘milk') cannot be counted; i.e. cannot be put into the plural. These nouns do not occur with >indefinite articles, either.
The word zusjes in the example above shows a special form of nouns: >the diminutive.
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