🇳🇱 holandês · B2 · Advanced Communication

Nuancing your speech

15 min de leitura · hoewel · ondanks · terwijl · desalniettemin

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Vocabulário

hoewelalthough
ondanksdespite
desalnietteminnevertheless
daarentegenon the other hand
nietteminnonetheless
weliswaaradmittedly
enerzijdson one hand
anderzijdson the other hand
nuancerento nuance
genuanceerdnuanced
de tegenwerpingthe objection
de kanttekeningthe caveat

Nuancing Your Speech in Dutch

At B2 level, you need to express contrast, concession, and subtle distinctions. Dutch has rich connectors for this.

Hoewel (although) introduces a subordinate clause with verb-final word order: Hoewel het regent, gaan we toch wandelen. (Although it's raining, we're going for a walk anyway.)

Ondanks (despite) is a preposition followed by a noun: Ondanks de regen gingen we wandelen. (Despite the rain, we went walking.)

Desalniettemin and niettemin both mean "nevertheless" and connect two independent sentences. Desalniettemin is more formal.

Weliswaar... maar creates an "admittedly... but" structure: Het is weliswaar duur, maar het is de moeite waard. (It's admittedly expensive, but it's worth it.)

Enerzijds... anderzijds balances two perspectives: Enerzijds is het praktisch, anderzijds is het duur. (On one hand it's practical, on the other hand it's expensive.)

Pay attention to word order: after hoewel, the verb goes to the end of the clause.

Expressões

Hoewel ik het begrijp...Although I understand...
Ondanks alles blijft hij optimistischDespite everything he stays optimistic
Dat is weliswaar waar, maar...That is admittedly true, but...
Desalniettemin vind ik dat...Nevertheless I think that...
Enerzijds wel, anderzijds nietOn one hand yes, on the other no
Daar valt iets voor te zeggenThere is something to be said for that

Erros frequentes

~~Hoewel het regent, we gaan wandelen~~
Hoewel het regent, gaan we wandelen
After hoewel, the main clause uses inversion (verb before subject).
~~Ondanks het regent, gaan we wandelen~~
Ondanks de regen gaan we wandelen
Ondanks is a preposition and needs a noun, not a clause. Use hoewel for clauses.
~~Het is weliswaar duur maar goed~~
Het is weliswaar duur, maar het is goed
Weliswaar...maar requires a comma and typically a full clause after maar.
~~Desalniettemin, ik vind dat...~~
Desalniettemin vind ik dat...
Desalniettemin triggers inversion: the verb comes before the subject.
~~Enerzijds het is goed, anderzijds het is slecht~~
Enerzijds is het goed, anderzijds is het slecht
Both enerzijds and anderzijds trigger inversion in the clause.

Quiz rápido

Pergunta 1 de 5

Como se diz «on the other hand» em holandês?

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