🇳🇱 holandês · A2 · Home & Neighbourhood

Household chores

10 min de leitura · moeten + infinitive for obligation (ik moet stofzuigen) · hoeven niet for no obligation (je hoeft niet te koken)

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schoonmakento clean
stofzuigento vacuum
afwassento do the dishes
kokento cook
de was doento do the laundry
opruimento tidy up
strijkento iron
de vuilnisbakthe rubbish bin
de bezemthe broom
vegento sweep
het huishoudenthe household
de beurtthe turn

For household chores, you'll use moeten (must) and hoeven niet (don't have to). Je moet de keuken schoonmaken (You must clean the kitchen). The negative hoeven niet replaces moeten: Je hoeft niet te strijken (You don't have to iron) — note the te before the infinitive! Many chore verbs are separable: opruimen → Ik ruim de kamer op (I tidy up the room), afwassen → Ik was af (I do the dishes). To divide tasks: Jij bent aan de beurt (It's your turn). Remember: moeten + infinitive (no te), but hoeven niet + te + infinitive.

Expressões

Je moet de keuken schoonmakenYou must clean the kitchen
Je hoeft niet te strijkenYou don't have to iron
Ik ruim mijn kamer opI tidy up my room
Jij bent aan de beurtIt's your turn
Kun je de was doen?Can you do the laundry?
Ik was net aan het stofzuigenI was just vacuuming

Erros frequentes

~~Je moet niet strijken~~
Je hoeft niet te strijken
Use hoeven niet (+ te) for don't have to — moet niet means must not (prohibition)
~~Je hoeft niet strijken~~
Je hoeft niet te strijken
Hoeven niet always requires te before the infinitive
~~Ik ruim op de kamer~~
Ik ruim de kamer op
In separable verbs, the object goes between stem and prefix
~~Ik moet de keuken te schoonmaken~~
Ik moet de keuken schoonmaken
Moeten does NOT take te before the infinitive
~~Ik afwas de borden~~
Ik was de borden af
Afwassen is separable: the prefix af moves to the end of the clause.

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