| Grammar Notes: De afbeelding toont een vrouw die deeg rolt in een keuken. Translation: "The image shows a woman rolling dough in a kitchen." ### Word-by-word explanation: 1. De (de) - Meaning: "The" (definite article for common gender nouns). - Infinitive/Dictionary form: de (no change). - Used with afbeelding, which is a common gender noun. 2. afbeelding (afbeelding) - Meaning: "Image" or "Picture." - Infinitive/Dictionary form: afbeelding (no change). - Noun in the nominative case, as it is the subject of the sentence. 3. toont (toont) - Meaning: "Shows" (third-person singular of the verb). - Infinitive/Dictionary form: tonen ("to show"). - Used to describe what the subject (the image) is doing. 4. een (een) - Meaning: "A" or "One" (indefinite article). - Infinitive/Dictionary form: een (no change). - Introduces the indefinite noun vrouw. 5. vrouw (vrouw) - Meaning: "Woman." - Infinitive/Dictionary form: vrouw (no change). - Feminine noun functioning as the object of toont. 6. die (die) - Meaning: "Who" or "That." - Pronoun used to introduce a relative clause, referring to the noun vrouw (common gender, singular). 7. deeg (deeg) - Meaning: "Dough." - Infinitive/Dictionary form: deeg (no change). - Noun functioning as the object of rolt. 8. rolt (rolt) - Meaning: "Rolls" (third-person singular of the verb). - Infinitive/Dictionary form: rollen ("to roll"). - Describes the action being performed in the relative clause. 9. in (in) - Meaning: "In" (preposition). - Infinitive/Dictionary form: in (no change). - Indicates location, followed by the noun keuken. 10. een (een) - Meaning: "A" or "One" (indefinite article). - Infinitive/Dictionary form: een (no change). - Introduces the indefinite noun keuken. 11. keuken (keuken) - Meaning: "Kitchen." - Infinitive/Dictionary form: keuken (no change). - Noun functioning as the object of the preposition in. ### General Grammar Tip: Dutch relative clauses (introduced by words like die or dat) provide additional information about a noun. The choice between die and dat depends on the gender and number of the noun they refer to: die is for common gender nouns and plurals, while dat is for neuter singular nouns. The verb in the relative clause is placed at the end of the clause. ### Related Words: 1. Beeld (beeld) - "Image" (neuter noun, similar to afbeelding). 2. Koken (koken) - "To cook." 3. Kok (kok) - "Cook" (noun, masculine or common gender). |
