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The suffix -ing is used to form nouns from verbs. Example:
We hebben gisteren een prachtige wandeling (from wandelen) gemaakt.
We took a beautiful walk yesterday.
Verb stems can be combined with nouns to form compound nouns.
Examples:
Ik heb mooie gordijnen in m’n werkkamer (from werken + kamer).
I have beautiful curtains in my office.
Er waren veel kinderen in de speeltuin (from spelen + tuin).
There were many children in the playground.
From adjective to noun
Nouns can be derived from adjectives in many ways. Undeclined adjectives
can be concrete or abstract nouns. Examples are de gek (from gek ‘crazy’),
het geheim (from geheim ‘secret’), het kwaad (from kwaad ‘angry’, ‘evil’),
and colors such as het rood (from rood ‘red’), het blauw (from blauw ‘blue’).
The suffix -e can be used to form nouns from adjectives. Examples:
De dove en de blinde (from doof and blind).
The deaf and the blind.
Het leuke (from leuk) van die film is dat hij in Nederland speelt.
The nice thing about that movie is that it is set in the Netherlands.
In this category also belong nouns derived from present and past participles.
Examples:
De overledene (from overleden) wordt morgen begraven.
The deceased will be buried tomorrow.
Er zijn nog tien wachtenden (from wachtend) voor u.
There are ten more people waiting in line ahead of you.
The suffix -te is used to form nouns from adjectives. Examples:
Kun je me even de hoogte, de lengte en de breedte (from hoog, lang,
breed) van die kast doorgeven?
Can you tell me the height, length and width of that chest?
Ik kan de stilte (from stil) hier niet verdragen.
I can’t bear the silence in here.
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