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To Be or not zijn

Time for a post that actually tries to teach something. It's has been pointed out to me that I need to at least attempt to put Dutch words on here. Especially conjugating verbs, everyone's favorite part of learning other languages. I figured that I will start with the most used verb. To Be. In Dutch. To Be is Zijn. (Zijn sounds like zane almost, type it into Google translate) Starting easy today with Present tense. I ik ben you u bent he hij is (hij sounds like hey) we we zijn you jullie zijn (jullie almost sounds like Jolie) they ze zijn (ze=zey) Some of those words look familiar right? So I believe reading down the Dutch side it goes. I am, You are, He is, We are, You are, and They are. I recognize u, and we and is.... Side note. I've started working on my novel that I've put off many a time. It applies here because I am focusing on the main character's (my) family heritage. website here . Also, I've probably said it before but for a real Dutch bl...