Learn Dutch: VTT (Past tense) - with Niels!

Dutch beyond the very basics - Learn useful grammatical structures like using the VTT (past tense), and take your Dutch to the next level.
Note : I realize the intro title says Voltooid Verleden Tijd (VVT), when in fact the video is about the much more common Voltooid Tegenwoordige Tijd (VTT). I somehow missed that, and now I can't change it, unless I delete and re-upload the video. So: VTT!
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  • @LearnDutchwithNiels
    @LearnDutchwithNiels4 жыл бұрын

    Happy new year everyone! Here's a new video (finally!), on a topic that's been requested a million times over the past years. I hope you like it!

  • @badimnq2589

    @badimnq2589

    4 жыл бұрын

    Gelukkig nieuwjaar! Kan je waar, waaraan, waarin, waarvan, waarvoor, waarop, naar wie, met wie, waarmee, ( betrekkelijk voornaamwoord ) uitleggen, a.u.b.? Alvast bedankt.

  • @elenacaplina3685

    @elenacaplina3685

    4 жыл бұрын

    Happy new year to you too Niels. I like your video very much. Jouw manier van presenteren is zo gemakkelijk te begrijpen.

  • @mrwizzardknight

    @mrwizzardknight

    4 жыл бұрын

    Learn Dutch with Niels! So the first verb for wor regular verbs get “hebben”/“to have” “I have seen her”/“Ik heb haar gezien” and for wor irregular verbs get; “zijn”/“to be” “I’ve been to Newcastle”/“Ik ben naar Newcastle geweest” right? :)

  • @mrwizzardknight

    @mrwizzardknight

    4 жыл бұрын

    Learn Dutch with Niels! Wait! I’m wrong! Not all of wor primary irregular verbs get zijn! I mean that; “I’ve been to Newcastle” example! I mean, in English, “been” IS wor past tense of “to be” and yes! In English you gotta say; “have” But Dutch REALLY takes it into account that wor last past particle verb is; “been”/“geweest” and of course! ;) Since English is Dutch’s artistic, pedantic older cousin, he wants BOTH of his verbs to involve “to be” As Shakespeare would say; “It is to be that Michael Galan-Diaz has been to Newcastle!” XD Ok,! Childish analogy jokes aside! Just as LONG as you KNOW in English if you get; “has been” or “have been” sentences in Dutch just make you use wor; “zijn geweest” formula and there you go! ;) Top banana! ;) 😃😃😃😃

  • @mrwizzardknight

    @mrwizzardknight

    4 жыл бұрын

    Another example why we gotta use; “zijn” is when it involves; “gegaan” because to you guys, if you wanna say; “he is gone” I think that’s; “Hij is weg” so... Yeah! That’s why; “He has gone to Spain” has to be; “Hij is naar Spanje gegaan” I think! Two more are; “Have returned” “he is back” “he has returned” “Hij is terug” “hij is teruggekeerd” and “have changed” “Dat meisje is een mooie vrouw veranderd” I think! Yeah, I’m probably wrong but I’m just guessing! ;) :) But still! Wor easiest example is “zijn geweest”! XD

  • @cvan1075
    @cvan10754 жыл бұрын

    Your presentation is fantastic. I am self-isolating and spending the lonely day learning dutch. Your lessons are the only ones I have found to be easy to remember. Thank you

  • @rabiahssayny2340
    @rabiahssayny23404 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video i dont think that i am the only who was waiting your videos , you are a great teacher

  • @deryagungor6463
    @deryagungor64634 жыл бұрын

    So nice to see you back Niels! Happy 2020! I like how you make Dutch easier to learn. Will you make a video about building complex sentences with "could have done" "shouldn't have done" "might have been doing" etc? These are what I find most confusing.

  • @annesway5380
    @annesway53803 жыл бұрын

    Bedankt. Ik heb veel gelleerd. Pls. Continue making video specially complete sentences. ❤🙏

  • @mikepictor
    @mikepictor2 жыл бұрын

    As part of my plan to force Dutch exposure on myself, I set my Facebook to show a Dutch interface, and I kept seeing "hebben gereageerd" in the comments, and I now recognize that contruction. Thanks

  • @Criss2828
    @Criss28284 жыл бұрын

    The only online dutch course I find useful ! Dankjewel Niels :) Groetjes van Colombia. knuffels voor jou.

  • @hemanthulavale6264
    @hemanthulavale62644 жыл бұрын

    Sir i understand what ever you explain very nicely..thankyou..pls keep making new videos..

  • @caprysolar1783
    @caprysolar17834 жыл бұрын

    The past is very tricky and always cause me some embarrasing moments in a conversation, thx for bring up this topic!

  • @mataiasagm
    @mataiasagm3 ай бұрын

    I really loved the way you explained things !

  • @MarinaAmika
    @MarinaAmika4 жыл бұрын

    The best present! Dank je wel Niels! Gelukkig nieuwjaar!

  • @krasimiraobretenova8878
    @krasimiraobretenova88783 жыл бұрын

    Bedankt , Niels!Ik ben blij dat ik je lessen heb gevonden!

  • @juliansydney9819
    @juliansydney981911 ай бұрын

    Really well explained. First time I’ve understood soft ketchup rule. Thank you

  • @frankhooper7871
    @frankhooper7871 Жыл бұрын

    I'm fairly certain that English also used 'to be' as the verb in the past perfect tense. There is a Middle English song 'sumer is icumen in' (summer has arrived/ de zomer is aangekomen). The 'ge-' prefix was also used in Middle English, although in this case 'i-' appears. English, Dutch and German really are sibling languages, although English has borrowed vocabulary more heavily from French. I remember learning my German verbs (back in 1967) as triplets: gehen/ging/gegangen, etc. And I'm enough of a language nerd to recognise that the letters in 'soft ketchup' are the unvoiced consonants 🤓

  • @MyFlavourVoyage
    @MyFlavourVoyage4 жыл бұрын

    Hello Neil, Can you please make a video on the proper use of GEEN, NEIT AND NEE.

  • @esravarol5346
    @esravarol53464 жыл бұрын

    Gelukkig Nieuwjaar 🎉

  • @lucaslaurent4586
    @lucaslaurent45864 жыл бұрын

    dank je wel niels! you have the best content teaching dutch over youtube.

  • @donacj7272
    @donacj7272 Жыл бұрын

    Your classes are simple and easy to work with

  • @fra_zz
    @fra_zz4 жыл бұрын

    Hoi Niels! Ik ben super blij dat je terug bent ❤️ gelukkig nieuwjaar!!

  • @AkuaA5
    @AkuaA54 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Niels ! Very informative

  • @The5anfous2009
    @The5anfous20092 жыл бұрын

    You have a nice and easy way of teaching Niels!

  • @bellak7174
    @bellak71743 жыл бұрын

    You are a born teacher! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!

  • @jaewoolee2669
    @jaewoolee26694 жыл бұрын

    your explanation is very clear I love it thank you

  • @tcvaneeden
    @tcvaneeden4 жыл бұрын

    Hoi Niels, je video's zijn geweldig. Foutje in je titel is VTT voltooid tegenwoordige tijd. Maar je hebt het over voltooid verleden tijd VVT. Groetjes!

  • @LearnDutchwithNiels

    @LearnDutchwithNiels

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dankjewel! Maar de video gaat wel over de VTT. De VVT is bijvoorbeeld 'hij had me al gezien'. Maar ik heb in de intro inderdaad foutief Voltooid Verleden Tijd geschreven. Helaas kan ik dat nu niet meer verbeteren

  • @christiang.7926
    @christiang.79264 жыл бұрын

    Je heeft een goede filmpje gemaakt. Dank je wel Du hast einen super Video gemacht. Danke dir sehr

  • @andrewxu
    @andrewxuАй бұрын

    thank you so much for all your videos, they are helping me tremendously on learning Dutch!

  • @crystalkuong
    @crystalkuong3 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful video and great explanation for the rules, thanks Niels!

  • @markjasper1127
    @markjasper11272 жыл бұрын

    Clear explanation of complicated language

  • @helenchen5019
    @helenchen50194 жыл бұрын

    Hi Niels so nice to see u back! Do pls make a video extricating "hebben" vs "waren" for VVT, thank you so much!

  • @FaizaSuleiman-ht7tf
    @FaizaSuleiman-ht7tf4 ай бұрын

    Really nice explanation

  • @emanib1
    @emanib14 жыл бұрын

    So nice to see you again .Happy new year

  • @gracemorena1413
    @gracemorena14134 жыл бұрын

    Oooh I am so gratefull to see you back and teach us all. Ik wens jou een success en gelukkig nieuwe jaar Niels 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @khanhhienqb
    @khanhhienqb4 жыл бұрын

    Happy new year . Finally u post new video

  • @johankasl4556
    @johankasl45564 жыл бұрын

    You're lessons are good

  • @leoversluis7909
    @leoversluis79093 жыл бұрын

    Dankjewel Niels voor het delen van deze filmpjes! Ze zijn heel duidelijk, ik behandel ze in mijn Nederlandse lessen NT2.

  • @tomc3300
    @tomc33004 жыл бұрын

    Glad you're back. Have a great new year.

  • @dutchclass1020
    @dutchclass10204 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see that you are back!

  • @redinadevitasari1919
    @redinadevitasari19194 жыл бұрын

    Finally you come back. Happy newyear 🥰

  • @bertRaven1
    @bertRaven14 жыл бұрын

    Happy New Year Niels! Thanks once again for the great videos.

  • @wenbantal8000
    @wenbantal80004 жыл бұрын

    Ah! Finally you are back! Happy new year neil! And thanks for coming back🙂

  • @TheOkinawaBoy
    @TheOkinawaBoy4 жыл бұрын

    Another great lesson. Thank you Niels.

  • @wesnr
    @wesnr4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome start to the new year! Thank you! Your videos have been super helpful :)

  • @glitch_it
    @glitch_it4 жыл бұрын

    Bedankt Niels!

  • @lindaphne9326
    @lindaphne93264 жыл бұрын

    Happy New Year!!! Welcome back and this is one of the best gift that i have for the new year!!!

  • @meneer5516
    @meneer55164 жыл бұрын

    Great to see you back Niels!.You have been away much too long. Looking forward to your next video where you said you will explain when to use hebben or zijn before the past participle

  • @marinasoaresmartins214
    @marinasoaresmartins2144 жыл бұрын

    Geweldige uitleg zoals altijd! 👏👏👏

  • @altonbrek
    @altonbrek Жыл бұрын

    Excellent teachings Niels!

  • @mojgan12
    @mojgan124 жыл бұрын

    gelukkig nieuwjaar I'm happy that you come back 🌷

  • @itchyfeet9862
    @itchyfeet98624 жыл бұрын

    Happy New Year!

  • @assmaOm3omar
    @assmaOm3omar4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much it was very useful for me to refresh my memory before a Dutch test 😀

  • @ritadaou6056
    @ritadaou60563 жыл бұрын

    I love the way you teach! Super clear! Thanks a lot and looking forward to more videos !!!

  • @NanaKitty-tiger501
    @NanaKitty-tiger5014 жыл бұрын

    I have been looking and maybe missed it but I could really use help with geen and niet. I am just starting to learn and they are making me crazy. Just when I think I have it figured out I find I don't and you explain things better than any I have found.

  • @mep6302
    @mep63024 жыл бұрын

    You're back! Please make more videos more frequently. You've helped me a lot with them.

  • @satyaadityabaratam35
    @satyaadityabaratam353 жыл бұрын

    It's simply amazing. Thanks for the good work

  • @DenisIneshin
    @DenisIneshin2 жыл бұрын

    Dank u Niels!

  • @humanfactorsio
    @humanfactorsio2 жыл бұрын

    Heel erg bedankt Niels! Ik vind jouw series helemaal leuk! Volgens me hoewel andere leermiddelen (e.g., Taal leerboeken) nuttig zjin, maar ze hebben niet alles wat ik wil en nodig heb. Dus dankjewel! Dit is wat ik nu echt nodig heb.

  • @erkantokgozlu5560
    @erkantokgozlu5560 Жыл бұрын

    Great video. thank you Niels.

  • @HodaMTouny
    @HodaMTouny4 жыл бұрын

    Was much needed! Really. Thank you :) Could you please do a video about the passive sentences.

  • @Manjunetherland
    @Manjunetherland11 ай бұрын

    Nice explanations. Thanks for making such videos!

  • @arthurmetz9927
    @arthurmetz99273 жыл бұрын

    Your lessons are helping me a lot! Thanks!

  • @xw6475
    @xw64754 жыл бұрын

    Welcome back Niels! Heel erg bedankt voor de eerste video in 2020! The video is not only practical but also informative, Thank you so much for making it. Please make another video of the (Ben and Heb) with some fixed impression when you have time. I am looking forward to see them!

  • @AdrasteaOne
    @AdrasteaOne4 жыл бұрын

    Great to see you again, Niels! I've been learning Dutch for a year and a half, and your videos have been extremely helpful. Dankjewel voor al je filmpjes! Ik heb veel geleerd.

  • @levibillyattley9906
    @levibillyattley99064 жыл бұрын

    Dank je wel Niels! Finally a new vid -thought you'd stopped with youtube. Gelukkig nieuw jaar Meneer!

  • @marthagaynor8105
    @marthagaynor81053 жыл бұрын

    Another fantastic video. Just what I needed to help me improve my Dutch understanding. Thank you.

  • @slyoroke
    @slyoroke4 жыл бұрын

    I always satisfy on your video, good explanation and clear sound. Thanks.

  • @verolara73
    @verolara734 жыл бұрын

    Welkom terug en Gelukkig Nieuwjaar :D

  • @didarcerenstessels8003
    @didarcerenstessels80032 жыл бұрын

    You explain amazing, I love it :) Thanks for that.

  • @babuks82
    @babuks82 Жыл бұрын

    I have done twice Dutch language course but none of them explained like the way you do. Even the complex structures you make it appear so easy. You are the best:-)

  • @nikitasangroula9313
    @nikitasangroula93133 жыл бұрын

    Thank u so much for making it simple 😊. It was wonderful .

  • @Priship1984
    @Priship19844 жыл бұрын

    Hey Neils :). I'm really enjoying your videos. They have been tremendously helpful. I'm waiting for the zijn and hebben lesson now ;)

  • @hoardini
    @hoardini3 жыл бұрын

    Finally someone who explains Dutch in an understandable way! Thank you Niels!

  • @alidurmus9305
    @alidurmus93053 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos, thank you very much!

  • @AndytheChav
    @AndytheChav4 жыл бұрын

    Yet another fantastic lesson. Thank you ever so much! :-)

  • @wenbantal8000
    @wenbantal80003 жыл бұрын

    Bedankt Niel😀

  • @zeliss4027
    @zeliss40273 жыл бұрын

    I feel super happy and lucky that I have met your videos ! You really tell the rules super clear and understandable! Hartelijk bedankt!Also thanks KZread for advising 🤩🥰!

  • @saharahmed8766
    @saharahmed87663 жыл бұрын

    So amazing .I can’t thank you enough!

  • @thatjeff6102
    @thatjeff61024 жыл бұрын

    U baaack!!!! gelukkig nieuwjaar!!

  • @madamsuki
    @madamsuki4 жыл бұрын

    Yeeaah. Niel is terug😍🤗 Dank je wel lerar

  • @urangoosaranchimeg5367
    @urangoosaranchimeg53674 жыл бұрын

    Gelukkeg nieujaar, Niels! Dank u wel :)

  • @fabiosalmi
    @fabiosalmi4 жыл бұрын

    De beste wensen Niels en welkom terug!

  • @abilashinirajakumar7721
    @abilashinirajakumar77214 жыл бұрын

    Hi Niels, your videos are awesome, through that learnt more in a easy way.I request you to make video on jij,je,u,jullie and wij,we and zij ,ze .please make it.Thank you

  • @lorenapimentel880
    @lorenapimentel8804 жыл бұрын

    Happy New year Niels!! I am happy to see you back. I noticed this video has been monetized. Hope this is a motivation for you to post more frequently. You are the best teacher I ever had. Thank you so much!

  • @LearnDutchwithNiels

    @LearnDutchwithNiels

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Lorena! Unfortunately a lack of time is the biggest constraint ;-) The money is just to enough to cover software and hardware expenses

  • @channapradeep9443
    @channapradeep94434 жыл бұрын

    beste docent nederlands

  • @OAAMEid
    @OAAMEid4 жыл бұрын

    Dank je wel . Doorgaan ik je gewachte

  • @adampowell5376
    @adampowell53764 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your help.

  • @lindaverheijen3740
    @lindaverheijen37404 жыл бұрын

    Ik denk dat VTT de voltooid tegenwoordige tijd is.Maar ik ben verder heel blij met je videos; ze zijn erg gestuctureerd.

  • @LearnDutchwithNiels

    @LearnDutchwithNiels

    3 жыл бұрын

    Technisch gezien wel ja, maar je gebruikt de VTT om over het verleden te spreken. Het heet de voltooid tegenwoordige tijd omdat de persoonsvorm in de tegenwoordige tijd staat. Maar "Ik ben gevallen" spreekt toch echt over het verleden. De Voltooid Verleden Tijd (VVT) is: "Ik was gevallen"

  • @sadeqshojaei356
    @sadeqshojaei3562 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks

  • @kathybui1918
    @kathybui19183 жыл бұрын

    Thanks alot for your leson.

  • @willyripamontii
    @willyripamontii4 жыл бұрын

    thank you neils , finally i can understand this , greetings from chile

  • @mikeemswiler4541
    @mikeemswiler45413 жыл бұрын

    thank you sir, great video

  • @BassicVIC
    @BassicVIC3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Niels. Your videos are of great simplicity and yet thoroughly explained. Very helpful, thank you very much! (I would like to point that you titled your video VTT but said “Voltooid Verleden Tijd” (VVT?)at the beginning of the video. Is it the same as the VTT Voltooid Tegenwoordige Tijd”? Thank you!

  • @VanF350
    @VanF3504 жыл бұрын

    WoeHoe! een nieuw Niels video!

  • @betterday11
    @betterday114 жыл бұрын

    Gelukkig nieuwjaar

  • @karla4049
    @karla40493 жыл бұрын

    your videos are so helpful! Jij bent een super docent! :)

  • @ivanlaliashvili6029
    @ivanlaliashvili6029 Жыл бұрын

    So great thank you

  • @angelnakpan4931
    @angelnakpan49314 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Niels

  • @tylerdhoore624
    @tylerdhoore6243 жыл бұрын

    This was so helpful! Ive been doing dutch on duolingo for months and it still hasnt mentioned the past tense at all so i came here

  • @va11ejo
    @va11ejo4 жыл бұрын

    You are back!!!

  • @user-ee8ri1kr5u
    @user-ee8ri1kr5u3 жыл бұрын

    Dank u wel manner meneer 🙏

  • @belkacemyaker1080
    @belkacemyaker10803 жыл бұрын

    very good les