McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 10

Vocabulary

meisjes

Girls; plural of meisje

zijn

To be; also third person plural of 'to be'

niet

Not; used to negate a verb or sentence

op

On, upon; preposition indicating position

vijver

Pond; small body of still water

maar

But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

sommigen

Some; referring to some among a group

van

Of, from; preposition showing possession or origin

hen

Them; object pronoun for a group of people

hebben

To have; auxiliary and main verb of possession

schaatsen

Skates; or to skate on ice or wheels

die

That, those; demonstrative or relative pronoun

over

Over, across; preposition of movement or position

vloer

Floor; the flat surface inside a room

rollen

To roll; move by turning over and over

Wat

What; interrogative pronoun asking for information

gaan

To go; verb indicating movement or action

auto's

Cars; plural of auto, motorized vehicles

snel

Fast, quickly; moving at high speed

Kun

Can; second person singular of kunnen, to be able

jij

You; second person singular subject pronoun, emphatic

ze

They, them, her; third person pronoun

zien

To see; perceive with the eyes

LES

Lesson; a unit of instruction or learning

werk

Work; labor or a task to be done

bijl

Axe; tool used for chopping wood

stapel

Stack, pile; an orderly heap of items

denken

To think; to use the mind to reason

hout

Wood; the hard material from trees

zaag

Saw; a tool with a toothed blade for cutting

hard

Hard; with great force or effort

snijden

To cut; to divide using a sharp tool

en

And; conjunction linking words or clauses

aan

At, on, to; preposition of direction or attachment

het

The; definite article for neuter gender nouns

heeft

Has; third person singular present of hebben

een

A, an; indefinite article before a noun

Ze

They, she; third person pronoun subject form

zullen

Will, shall; auxiliary verb expressing future intention

proberen

To try; to attempt to do something

al

Already, all; adverb indicating completion or totality

te

To; particle used before an infinitive verb

hakken

To chop, hack; to cut forcefully with an axe

dat

That; demonstrative pronoun or subordinating conjunction

je

You, your; informal second person pronoun

in

In, inside; preposition indicating location within

ziet

Sees; third person singular present of zien

Denk

Think; imperative or first person of denken

dit

This; demonstrative pronoun for neuter nouns

één

One; the number one, often emphatic

dag

Day; a period of twenty-four hours

kunnen

To be able to, can; modal verb of ability

doen

To do; to perform or carry out an action

lawaai

Noise; loud and unpleasant sound

lucht

Air, sky; the atmosphere or open sky above

horen

To hear; to perceive sound with the ears

weg

Road, way; also away, gone as adverb

mei

May; the fifth month of the year

wandelen

To walk, stroll; to move leisurely on foot

koel

Cool; slightly cold, pleasantly low in temperature

twee

Two; the number 2

Twee

Two; the number 2, beginning of a sentence

uit

Out, from; preposition indicating outward movement

gegaan

Gone; past participle of gaan, to go

Het

It, the; pronoun or neuter definite article

is

Is; third person singular present of zijn, to be

vogels

Birds; plural of vogel, feathered animals

zingen

To sing; to produce musical sounds with the voice

bomen

Trees; plural of boom, large woody plants

geluid

Sound, noise; vibrations perceived by the ears

kikkers

Frogs; plural of kikker, small amphibious animals

mannen

Men; plural of man, adult male persons

jongens

Boys; plural of jongen, male children

spelen

To play; to engage in games or recreation

trekken

To pull, drag; to move something toward oneself

kar

Cart; a simple wheeled vehicle for carrying loads

geiten

Goats; plural of geit, domesticated horned animals

omhoog

Up, upward; in an upward direction

rijden

To ride, drive; to travel by vehicle or animal

heuvel

Hill; a raised area of land, smaller than a mountain

rijdt

Rides, drives; third person singular of rijden

graag

Gladly, with pleasure; indicating willingness or preference

haar

Her, her; possessive or object pronoun, also hair

Kijk

Look; imperative of kijken, directing attention

hoe

How; adverb asking about manner or degree

zo

So, such, thus; indicating degree or manner

groot

Big, large; of considerable size or extent

ik

I; first person singular subject pronoun

denk

Think; first person singular or imperative of denken

moet

Must, have to; third person singular of moeten

lopen

To walk, run; to move on foot

houden

To hold, keep; also to love in houden van

want

Because, for; conjunction giving a reason or cause

voedt

Feeds, nourishes; third person singular of voeden

aardig

Nice, kind; pleasant in character or behavior

voor

For, before; preposition indicating purpose or position