Ik heb Tom gisteren voor de eerste keer dronken gezien.
Literal Breakdown
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EnglishI | Dutchik | Learn |
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Englishhave (1st person singular) | Dutchheb | Learn |
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EnglishTom (boy’s name) | DutchTom | Learn |
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Englishyesterday | Dutchgisteren | Learn |
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Englishfor | Dutchvoor | Learn |
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Englishthe | Dutchde | Learn |
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Englishfirst (inflected form) | Dutcheerste | Learn |
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Englishtimes (occassion) | Dutchkeer | Learn |
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Englishdrunk | Dutchdronken | Learn |
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Englishsaw | Dutchgezien | Learn |
Summary
The Dutch translation for “Yesterday was the first time I’ve ever seen Tom drunk.” is Ik heb Tom gisteren voor de eerste keer dronken gezien.. The Dutch, Ik heb Tom gisteren voor de eerste keer dronken gezien., can be broken down into 10 parts:"I" (ik), "have (1st person singular)" (heb), "Tom (boy’s name)" (Tom), "yesterday" (gisteren), "for" (voor), "the" (de), "first (inflected form)" (eerste), "times (occassion)" (keer), "drunk" (dronken) and "saw" (gezien).Practice Lesson
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