Samenvatting Engels grammatica
Linking words
Actually / in fact – eigenlijk / in feite
She didn’t like the show. Actually / In fact, she hated it
After all – immers / trouwens
You were right, after all
All in all – al met al
All-in all, the party was a great success.
(al)though – (al)hoewel
We played well, (al)though we lost the game
As a result of that – als gevolg daarvan
He’d worked had. As a result of that, he passed his exams
As soon as – zodra / meteen als
I’ll phone her as soon as I can
As well as – zowel .. als ..
There where boys as well as girls
At first – aanvankelijk
At first we thought it would be too difficult
Because – omdat
I want to work in England because I want to Improve my Englisch
Because of – vanwege / wegens
Because of the war, he couldn’t go to his native country
But – maar
We wanted to tell you but there was no time left
Consequently – als gevolg daarvan
The singer had fallen ill. Consequently, the show was cancelled
Despite – ondanks
Despite applying for dozens of jobs, he is still out of work
Due to – vanwege / wegens
He was late due to an accident
Even if – zelfs als
I’ll get there, even if I have to walk
Finally – tenslotte
Finally, I would like to thank you for what you have done for me
first of all – op de allereerste plaats
First of all, let me tell you how helpful you’ve been
Firstly – op de eerste plaats
There are two reasons for this decision. Firstly, we don’t have money
For example / for instance – bijvoorbeeld
There are similar words in many languages, for example / for instance French and
Italian
Furthermore – verder
, Furthermore, he said he’d be glad to come
However – echter
Everyone played well, However, we still lost the game
If – indien
If you visit me, I’ll show you some interesting sights
In order to – om te
We arrived early in order to get a seat
In other words – met andere woorden
They asked him to leave. In other words, he was fired
In general – over het algemeen
In general, we don’t go out on Thursdays
In short – kortom
In short, it’s over
In spite of – ondanks
In spite of his age, he still leads an active life
Moreover – bovendien
The writer died a poor man. Moreover, hardly anyone showed up at his funeral
Neither … nor – noch .. noch
He was neither happy nor surprised
Nevertheless – niettemin
My sister is a hard worker. Nevertheless she has been fired
On the contrary – integendeel
He’s not a bad player. On the contrary, he’s superb
On the one hand – aan de ene kant
On the one hand, what you say makes sense
On the other hand – aan de andere kant
On the other hand, you might be wrong
On top of that – daar komt nog bij
(Same as ‘moreover’)
Plus the fact that – daar komt nog bij
(Same as ‘moreover’)
Secondly – op de tweede plaats
Secondly, it was far too hot
So – dus
I’m havind a meeting tomorrow. So, I won’t be able to call you
So that – zodat
We arrived five minutes late for the musical, so that we weren’t allowed to see it
Taking everything into consideration – alles in aanmerking genomen
Taking everything into consideration, I think we should do it
Linking words
Actually / in fact – eigenlijk / in feite
She didn’t like the show. Actually / In fact, she hated it
After all – immers / trouwens
You were right, after all
All in all – al met al
All-in all, the party was a great success.
(al)though – (al)hoewel
We played well, (al)though we lost the game
As a result of that – als gevolg daarvan
He’d worked had. As a result of that, he passed his exams
As soon as – zodra / meteen als
I’ll phone her as soon as I can
As well as – zowel .. als ..
There where boys as well as girls
At first – aanvankelijk
At first we thought it would be too difficult
Because – omdat
I want to work in England because I want to Improve my Englisch
Because of – vanwege / wegens
Because of the war, he couldn’t go to his native country
But – maar
We wanted to tell you but there was no time left
Consequently – als gevolg daarvan
The singer had fallen ill. Consequently, the show was cancelled
Despite – ondanks
Despite applying for dozens of jobs, he is still out of work
Due to – vanwege / wegens
He was late due to an accident
Even if – zelfs als
I’ll get there, even if I have to walk
Finally – tenslotte
Finally, I would like to thank you for what you have done for me
first of all – op de allereerste plaats
First of all, let me tell you how helpful you’ve been
Firstly – op de eerste plaats
There are two reasons for this decision. Firstly, we don’t have money
For example / for instance – bijvoorbeeld
There are similar words in many languages, for example / for instance French and
Italian
Furthermore – verder
, Furthermore, he said he’d be glad to come
However – echter
Everyone played well, However, we still lost the game
If – indien
If you visit me, I’ll show you some interesting sights
In order to – om te
We arrived early in order to get a seat
In other words – met andere woorden
They asked him to leave. In other words, he was fired
In general – over het algemeen
In general, we don’t go out on Thursdays
In short – kortom
In short, it’s over
In spite of – ondanks
In spite of his age, he still leads an active life
Moreover – bovendien
The writer died a poor man. Moreover, hardly anyone showed up at his funeral
Neither … nor – noch .. noch
He was neither happy nor surprised
Nevertheless – niettemin
My sister is a hard worker. Nevertheless she has been fired
On the contrary – integendeel
He’s not a bad player. On the contrary, he’s superb
On the one hand – aan de ene kant
On the one hand, what you say makes sense
On the other hand – aan de andere kant
On the other hand, you might be wrong
On top of that – daar komt nog bij
(Same as ‘moreover’)
Plus the fact that – daar komt nog bij
(Same as ‘moreover’)
Secondly – op de tweede plaats
Secondly, it was far too hot
So – dus
I’m havind a meeting tomorrow. So, I won’t be able to call you
So that – zodat
We arrived five minutes late for the musical, so that we weren’t allowed to see it
Taking everything into consideration – alles in aanmerking genomen
Taking everything into consideration, I think we should do it
