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79 [seventy-nine]

Adjectives 2

Adjectives 2

79 [negenenzeventig]

Bijvoeglijke naamwoorden 2

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I am wearing a blue dress. I- -e- -e----a-w-----k---n. I_ h__ e__ b_____ j___ a___ I- h-b e-n b-a-w- j-r- a-n- --------------------------- Ik heb een blauwe jurk aan. 0
I am wearing a red dress. I- -e- --- ---e--u-k ---. I_ h__ e__ r___ j___ a___ I- h-b e-n r-d- j-r- a-n- ------------------------- Ik heb een rode jurk aan. 0
I am wearing a green dress. I--h-b-een-----n- j-rk -a-. I_ h__ e__ g_____ j___ a___ I- h-b e-n g-o-n- j-r- a-n- --------------------------- Ik heb een groene jurk aan. 0
I’m buying a black bag. I- k--p---n --a-te t--. I_ k___ e__ z_____ t___ I- k-o- e-n z-a-t- t-s- ----------------------- Ik koop een zwarte tas. 0
I’m buying a brown bag. I- --o- e-n--r--ne---s. I_ k___ e__ b_____ t___ I- k-o- e-n b-u-n- t-s- ----------------------- Ik koop een bruine tas. 0
I’m buying a white bag. Ik k-op-ee--w---e t--. I_ k___ e__ w____ t___ I- k-o- e-n w-t-e t-s- ---------------------- Ik koop een witte tas. 0
I need a new car. I- h-- -e- -ie-we-a--- n-d-g. I_ h__ e__ n_____ a___ n_____ I- h-b e-n n-e-w- a-t- n-d-g- ----------------------------- Ik heb een nieuwe auto nodig. 0
I need a fast car. Ik -eb een sn-lle-aut------g. I_ h__ e__ s_____ a___ n_____ I- h-b e-n s-e-l- a-t- n-d-g- ----------------------------- Ik heb een snelle auto nodig. 0
I need a comfortable car. I- -----e---omf-rt-b-l- -u-o---d--. I_ h__ e__ c___________ a___ n_____ I- h-b e-n c-m-o-t-b-l- a-t- n-d-g- ----------------------------------- Ik heb een comfortabele auto nodig. 0
An old lady lives at the top. D--r---ve---oo-- e---oud----ouw. D___ b____ w____ e__ o___ v_____ D-a- b-v-n w-o-t e-n o-d- v-o-w- -------------------------------- Daar boven woont een oude vrouw. 0
A fat lady lives at the top. Da-r bov-n-w-o---e-- di-k--vr---. D___ b____ w____ e__ d____ v_____ D-a- b-v-n w-o-t e-n d-k-e v-o-w- --------------------------------- Daar boven woont een dikke vrouw. 0
A curious lady lives below. D-a- ---e-----oont -en--i-uw--i-rige v-ouw. D___ b______ w____ e__ n____________ v_____ D-a- b-n-d-n w-o-t e-n n-e-w-g-e-i-e v-o-w- ------------------------------------------- Daar beneden woont een nieuwsgierige vrouw. 0
Our guests were nice people. O-ze g-st-- war-- ---d-g- ------. O___ g_____ w____ a______ m______ O-z- g-s-e- w-r-n a-r-i-e m-n-e-. --------------------------------- Onze gasten waren aardige mensen. 0
Our guests were polite people. O-z- g-ste---ar---bel-ef-e --nse-. O___ g_____ w____ b_______ m______ O-z- g-s-e- w-r-n b-l-e-d- m-n-e-. ---------------------------------- Onze gasten waren beleefde mensen. 0
Our guests were interesting people. O--e -a-ten wa-en -nt---ss--te-----e-. O___ g_____ w____ i___________ m______ O-z- g-s-e- w-r-n i-t-r-s-a-t- m-n-e-. -------------------------------------- Onze gasten waren interessante mensen. 0
I have lovely children. Ik-he---ie-----n-----. I_ h__ l____ k________ I- h-b l-e-e k-n-e-e-. ---------------------- Ik heb lieve kinderen. 0
But the neighbours have naughty children. Ma-- de-b--en ----en b-ut--- -in--r-n. M___ d_ b____ h_____ b______ k________ M-a- d- b-r-n h-b-e- b-u-a-e k-n-e-e-. -------------------------------------- Maar de buren hebben brutale kinderen. 0
Are your children well behaved? Z-jn-u--k-nd-r---b--af? Z___ u_ k_______ b_____ Z-j- u- k-n-e-e- b-a-f- ----------------------- Zijn uw kinderen braaf? 0

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