THE INDIRECT OBJECT
The Indirect object is the part of the sentence that starts with the
words ‘aan’
or ‘voor’,
though sometimes those words are missing, and then you can find the
indirect object by adding ‘aan’ or ‘voor’ to the sentence inside of your
mind. In sentences with an indirect object you will often find a direct
object as well.
When you add the words ‘aan’ or ‘voor, the indirect object and the
direct object may have to swap places in order for you to get a correct
sentence.
Example:
He gives her the present. (Hij geeft haar het cadeau.)
à
He gives the present to her. (Hij geeft het cadeau aan haar.)
’haar’ (‘her’) is the indirect object.
You can also find the indirect object by asking yourself:
who + predicate + subject + direct object?
Examples:
1.
Het
meisje geeft de kippen voer.
(The girl gives the chickens food.)
Aan
wie geeft( gezegde) het meisje (onderwerp) voer (lijdend voorwerp)?
(To whom does (predicate) the girl (subject) give (predicate) food
(direct object)?)
answer: de kippen (the chickens) = indirect object.
exercise
Use Google translate
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