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The seasons

10 min de leitura · als + present tense for seasonal habits (als het zomer is...) · er as placeholder subject (er schijnt de zon)

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Vocabulário

de lentethe spring
de zomerthe summer
de herfstthe autumn
de winterthe winter
het seizoenthe season
bloeiento bloom
het bladthe leaf
vallento fall
vriezento freeze
de zonthe sun
de regenthe rain
waaiento blow (wind)

To describe seasonal activities, use als (when) with the present tense: Als het lente is, bloeien de bloemen (When it's spring, the flowers bloom). Remember: after als, the verb goes to the end of the clause. The impersonal er is a placeholder subject: Er vallen bladeren in de herfst (Leaves fall in autumn). For weather: Het vriest in de winter (It freezes in winter), Het waait hard (It's very windy). Dutch uses in de + season: in de lente (in spring), in de zomer (in summer). The preposition in is essential — in de winter, NOT just de winter. The Netherlands has a famously flat, windy landscape, so weather talk is very common!

Expressões

Als het lente is, bloeien de tulpenWhen it's spring, the tulips bloom
In de herfst vallen de bladerenIn autumn, the leaves fall
Het vriest vaak in de winterIt often freezes in winter
De zon schijnt in de zomerThe sun shines in summer
Het waait hard vandaagIt's very windy today
Welk seizoen vind je het mooist?Which season do you find the most beautiful?

Erros frequentes

~~Als het is lente~~
Als het lente is
After als, the verb goes to the end of the clause
~~De bladeren vallen in herfst~~
De bladeren vallen in de herfst
Always use in de before seasons — the article is required
~~Het vriezen in de winter~~
Het vriest in de winter
Use the conjugated form vriest (not the infinitive vriezen) with het
~~Er bloeien bloemen in lente~~
Er bloeien bloemen in de lente
Seasons need the article: in de lente, not in lente
~~Wanneer het lente is, bloeien de bloemen~~
Als het lente is, bloeien de bloemen
Use als (not wanneer) for recurring seasonal events

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