McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 13

Vocabulary

Ze

She or they (third person pronoun)

gaan

To go, to move toward a place

naar

To, toward (preposition indicating direction)

school

School, educational institution for students

en

And, a conjunction connecting words or clauses

ik

I, first person singular subject pronoun

zie

See, first person singular present of zien

ze

Them or her (object pronoun, informal)

elke

Every, each (used before singular nouns)

dag

Day, a period of twenty-four hours

voorbijgaan

To pass by, to walk past something or someone

met

With, accompanied by or using something

hun

Their, possessive pronoun for third person plural

boeken

Books, written or printed works for reading

lei

Slate, a writing board used by schoolchildren

Juffrouw

Miss, a title for an unmarried female teacher

vertelt

Tells, third person singular of vertellen

de

The, definite article for de-words

meisjes

Girls, plural of meisje (young females)

jongens

Boys, plural of jongen (young males)

dat

That, conjunction or demonstrative pronoun

in

In, inside a place or space

het

The, definite article for het-words

schoolgebouw

School building, the physical structure housing a school

moeten

Must, to have to do something (modal verb)

zijn

To be or their (verb or possessive)

als

When or if (conjunction for conditions or time)

bel

Bell, a device that rings to signal something

gaat

Goes, third person singular present of gaan

Dus

So, therefore (conjunction indicating a conclusion)

loopt

Walks or runs, third person singular of lopen

snel

Fast, quickly (adjective or adverb of speed)

is

Is, third person singular present of zijn

eerste

First, ordinal number indicating position one

op

On, upon, or up (versatile preposition)

Hij

He, third person singular masculine subject pronoun

een

A or an, the indefinite article in Dutch

goede

Good, inflected form of goed (adjective)

jongen

Boy, a young male person

wil

Wants, first or third person singular of willen

zich

Himself or herself, reflexive pronoun

aan

To, on, at (preposition with various uses)

regels

Rules, guidelines or lines of text

van

Of, from (preposition indicating possession or origin)

houden

To hold or to keep, also used in phrases

geen

No, not any (negative article or determiner)

Ik

I, first person singular subject pronoun

denk

Think, first person singular present of denken

niet

Not, negation word used to negate verbs

hij

He, third person singular masculine subject pronoun

graag

Gladly, willingly (expresses liking or preference)

of

Or, a conjunction offering an alternative

kerk

Church, a building for Christian worship

zag

Saw, past tense of zien (to see)

hem

Him, third person singular masculine object pronoun

proberen

To try, to attempt to do something

steen

Stone, a hard solid mineral material

te

To, infinitive marker before verbs in Dutch

doden

To kill, to cause the death of something

De

The, definite article for de-words

daarvoor

For that, because of that (adverb of cause)

vogeltje

Little bird, diminutive of vogel

heeft

Has, third person singular of hebben

pijn

Pain, physical discomfort or hurt

gedaan

Done, past participle of doen (to do)

maar

But, a conjunction introducing a contrast

weet

Knows, first or third person singular of weten

goed

Good, positive quality (adjective or adverb)

kind

Child, a young person (noun)

zou

Would, conditional form of zullen (modal verb)

vogel

Bird, a feathered flying animal

Er

There, expletive or locative pronoun in Dutch

baby

Baby, a very young child or infant

bij

At, near, by (preposition of location)

thuis

At home, in one's own house

Haar

Her, possessive or object pronoun (feminine)

naam

Name, a word identifying a person or thing

houdt

Holds or keeps, third person singular of houden

haar

Her or her (object or possessive pronoun)

doen

To do, to perform an action (infinitive)

Het

The, definite article or neuter pronoun

hoge

High, tall (inflected form of hoog)

huis

House, a building used as a home

u

You, formal second person singular pronoun

die

That or those, demonstrative or relative pronoun

rots

Rock, a large solid mass of stone

ziet

Sees, third person singular present of zien

vuurtoren

Lighthouse, a tower with a light guiding ships

Nachts

At night, during the nighttime (adverb)

licht

Light, illumination or a source of brightness

ervan

Of it, from it (pronoun with preposition)

ver

Far, at a great distance away

zee

Sea, a large body of salt water

zien

To see, to perceive with the eyes

mannen

Men, plural of man (adult male persons)

schepen

Ships, plural of schip (large water vessels)

kunnen

Can, to be able to (modal verb)

waar

Where, an adverb asking about location

naartoe

To where, indicating direction of movement

Als

If or when, conjunction for conditions or time

dit

This, demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

er

There, expletive pronoun used in sentences

was

Was, past tense of zijn (to be)

zouden

Would, plural conditional form of zullen

rotsen

Rocks, plural of rots (large stones)

lopen

To walk, to run, to move on foot

Hoe

How, an adverb asking about manner or degree

vinden

To find or to think, to have an opinion

om

Around, at, in order to (preposition)

wonen

To live, to reside in a place