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### Making Suggestions with "Laten we"

To make a suggestion to a group involving yourself (translated to English as "let's"), use the phrase **laten we**.

To complete the suggestion, use a bare infinitive (the full dictionary form of the verb). In Dutch, this infinitive is placed at the very end of the clause.

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### Adding Objects and Details

Because the main action verb (the infinitive) is pushed to the end of the clause, any objects, time phrases, or prepositions must come directly after **laten we** and before the verb.

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### Adding a Purpose

You can extend your suggestion by explaining the purpose behind the action. When you use an **om ... te** (in order to) clause to explain why, it is added to the very end of the sentence, *after* the infinitive of your main suggestion.

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Suggestions (laten we)

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)

That and those (die, dat)

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)

Modal verbs (moeten, mogen)

The verb bracket

Separable prefix verbs

The imperative mood (kom, luister)

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)

The present continuous (zijn aan het)

There is / there are (er is, er zijn)

Unstressed there (er)

And, but, or (en, maar, of)

Because (want)

Months of the year

Prepositions of time (om, van ... tot)

Greetings and politeness

Conversational glue

Prepositions with days (op)

Prepositions with seasons (in)

Genitive of time ('s morgens, 's nachts)

Adverbs of frequency (altijd, vaak)

The future tense (gaan)

The future tense (zullen)

Separable verbs with auxiliary verbs

Apostrophe plurals ('-s)

Irregular plurals (-eren)

Complex diminutives (-pje, -etje, -kje)

Possessive 's (Jan's, vaders)

Indefinite pronouns (iets, niemand, alles)

Indefinite subject pronoun (je)

Reciprocal pronoun (elkaar)

Comparative adjectives (-er dan)

Comparatives with spelling change (-der)

Superlative adjectives (-st)

Irregular comparisons (beter, meer, minder)

Expressing preference (graag, liever, het liefst)

Equality comparisons (even ... als)

Fixed prepositions

That clauses (dat)

Because clauses (omdat)

If and when clauses (als)

Inversion after clauses

Separable verbs in clauses

Negation in clauses (niet)

Past tense of to be (was / waren)

Past tense of to have (had / hadden)

Question	Answer
the protest	het protest
to gather	verzamelen
Let's gather for the protest.	Laten we voor het protest verzamelen.
peaceful	vreedzaam
to demonstrate	demonstreren
Let's demonstrate peacefully today.	Laten we vandaag vreedzaam demonstreren.
the banner	het spandoek
to hold	vasthouden
Let's hold the banners together.	Laten we samen de spandoeken vasthouden.
the action	de actie
the right	het recht
Let's start an action for our rights.	Laten we een actie voor onze rechten beginnen.
the speech	de toespraak
Let's listen to the speech.	Laten we naar de toespraak luisteren.
the voice	de stem
Let's use our voice during the protest.	Laten we tijdens het protest onze stem gebruiken.
We wanted to demonstrate for our rights.	Wij wilden voor onze rechten demonstreren.
Let's gather there for the action.	Laten we er voor de actie verzamelen.
Let's hold the banner to show the text.	Laten we het spandoek vasthouden om de tekst te tonen.
Let's stay peaceful during the speech.	Laten we tijdens de toespraak vreedzaam blijven.
Let's use our voice to change something.	Laten we onze stem gebruiken om iets te veranderen.
The protest had to remain peaceful.	Het protest moest vreedzaam blijven.
Let's gather here to protect our rights.	Laten we hier verzamelen om onze rechten te beschermen.
Let's hold the banners during the speech.	Laten we tijdens de toespraak de spandoeken vasthouden.

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