Breakdown of Wij knutselen samen met papier en lijm.
en
and
wij
we
samen
together
met
with
knutselen
to do crafts
het papier
the paper
de lijm
the glue
Questions & Answers about Wij knutselen samen met papier en lijm.
How would I use this sentence's vocabulary to ask 'What are we crafting with?'
To ask 'what... with' about things (like paper and glue), you use the pronominal adverb waarmee. The question becomes Waarmee knutselen wij?. In Dutch, when asking about objects, you combine waar + mee (which is the form the preposition met takes in these compound words) instead of saying 'Met wat?'.
What exactly does the verb knutselen mean?
Knutselen is a specific and very common Dutch verb for doing arts and crafts. It means making things by hand for fun, usually with everyday materials like paper, scissors, and glue. While 'crafting' is the closest English translation, knutselen is especially used for hobbies or children's school projects.
Why is samen placed before met papier en lijm?
In this sentence, samen (together) describes how 'we' are doing the activity, not that we are doing it as a partner to the paper. In Dutch sentence structure, basic adverbs like samen generally come before prepositional phrases that describe the materials or tools you are using, such as met papier en lijm.
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