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When getting into a taxi, the driver needs your destination:

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### Asking "Where to?"

In Dutch, expressing motion toward a destination requires a directional adverb like **naartoe** (towards a destination) or **heen** (motion away from the current location). 

When asking a question with **waar** (where), the directional word sits at the end of the clause.

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### Motion Towards "Here" and "There"

Combine words like **hier** (here) and **daar** (there) with **heen** to specify direction.

Use **hierheen** when the motion is toward the speaker ("this way" or "come here"):

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Use **daarheen** when the motion is toward a location away from the speaker ("that way" or "go there"):

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### Giving Directions

Two essential navigation terms are **rechtdoor** (straight ahead) and **afslaan** (to turn). Because **afslaan** is a separable verb, **af** moves to the end of the clause in simple sentences.

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### Going "There" (Unstressed)

If a location has already been mentioned and you want to say you are going "to it", pair the unstressed **er** with **naartoe**.

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Directional adverbs (heen, naartoe)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

determiner/pronoun

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular pronouns and 'to be' (ik ben, hij is)

The formal 'you' (u bent)

Definite articles (de, het)

Plural pronouns and 'to be' (wij zijn)

The verb 'to have' (hebben)

Basic word order

Numbers 1 to 10 (een, twee, drie)

Verb stems and the 'I' form (ik werk)

Long vowels in verb stems (maken, ik maak)

Short vowels in verb stems (zitten, ik zit)

Present tense singular (-t)

Present tense plural (-en)

Yes/no questions

Question words (wie, wat, waar)

Noun negation (geen)

Plural nouns (-en)

Plural nouns (-s)

Diminutives (-je)

Adjective modifiers (heel, erg, te)

Verb negation (niet)

Singular possessives (mijn, jouw, zijn, haar)

Plural and formal possessives (ons/onze, jullie, hun, uw)

This and these (deze, dit)

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Asking which (welke, welk)

Numbers 11 to 20 (elf, twaalf, dertien...)

Tens and compound numbers (dertig, veertig...)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (eerste, tweede...)

Telling time: hours and half hours (uur, half)

Telling time: quarters (kwart over, kwart voor)

Question words (hoeveel, waarom)

Irregular verbs (doen, gaan, staan, zien, komen)

Adjective endings (+e)

Adjectives with 'het' words

Prepositions of place (uit, bij)

Subject-verb inversion

Time before place

Modal verbs (willen, kunnen)

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The verb bracket

Separable prefix verbs

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Singular object pronouns (mij, jou, hem, haar)

Plural and formal object pronouns (ons, jullie, hen, u)

Reflexive verbs and pronouns (zich, me, je)

Position of negation (niet)

The present perfect tense with regular verbs (hebben gewerkt)

The present perfect tense with motion verbs (zijn gegaan)

Irregular past participles (gezien, gedaan)

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Indefinite pronouns (iets, niemand, alles)

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Comparative adjectives (-er dan)

Comparatives with spelling change (-der)

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Irregular comparisons (beter, meer, minder)

Expressing preference (graag, liever, het liefst)

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Fixed prepositions

That clauses (dat)

Because clauses (omdat)

If and when clauses (als)

Inversion after clauses

Separable verbs in clauses

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Past tense of to be (was / waren)

Past tense of to have (had / hadden)

Question	Answer
to / towards (towards a destination)	naartoe
left / on the left	links
right / on the right	rechts
Where do you want to go?	Waar wilt u naartoe?
to / towards (motion away)	heen
Where is the taxi driving to?	Waar rijdt de taxi heen?
this way / here (motion towards the speaker)	hierheen
Come this way, please.	Kom alsjeblieft hierheen.
the address	het adres
that way / there (motion away from the speaker)	daarheen
She knows the address, we are driving there.	Zij kent het adres, we rijden daarheen.
straight ahead	rechtdoor
to turn (change direction on a road)	afslaan
Now you drive straight ahead, then you turn.	Nu rijdt u rechtdoor, daarna slaat u af.
I do not know the address, where are we going?	Ik weet het adres niet, waar gaan we naartoe?
the trunk	de kofferbak
Put the bag in the trunk.	Zet de tas in de kofferbak.
the ride / trip	de rit
The ride there is expensive.	De rit daarheen is duur.
the destination	de bestemming
The destination is close, you turn here.	De bestemming is dichtbij, u slaat hier af.
Where do we have to go? Straight ahead!	Waar moeten we heen? Rechtdoor!
Bring the suitcase this way, the trunk is open.	Breng de koffer hierheen, de kofferbak is open.
You are not going there, it is late.	Jullie gaan er niet naartoe, het is laat.
Where are you going to? The destination is the hotel.	Waar gaan jullie naartoe? De bestemming is het hotel.
We are driving there, but the ride is long.	Wij rijden daarheen, maar de rit is lang.
along, alongside	langs
We drive past the park.	Wij rijden langs het park.
Go straight ahead and then along the church.	Ga rechtdoor en dan langs de kerk.
The ride goes along the river.	De rit gaat langs de rivier.
At the square go left and then straight on.	Ga bij het plein naar links en dan rechtdoor.
Where do I have to go, left or right?	Waar moet ik naartoe, naar links of naar rechts?
After the address you turn right.	Na het adres slaat u rechts af.

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