Learn Dutch: In de zomer kamperen we in een grote tent. - In summer we camp in a large tent.

In Dutch, seasons almost always use the definite article de (the). So, while English speakers say "in summer" or "in winter", Dutch speakers literally say "in the summer" (in de zomer) and "in the winter" (in de winter).

Why is the word order kamperen we instead of we kamperen?

This happens because of a rule called inversion (or the V2 rule). In a standard Dutch sentence, the verb must be the second piece of information. Because this sentence starts with the time phrase In de zomer, the verb kamperen must come right after it, pushing the subject we into the third spot.

Why does grote have an -e at the end?

Adjectives placed before a noun usually get an -e added to them. The only exception is when you have a het-word and use een (a) or no article. Since tent is a de-word (de tent), the adjective gets the standard -e ending to become grote.

The dictionary says the word for "big" is groot. Why does grote only have one 'o'?

This is because of a Dutch spelling rule about syllables. Since the 'o' is at the end of a syllable (gro-te), it naturally keeps its long sound. Writing groote would be unnecessary, so Dutch drops the extra 'o' to keep the spelling clean.