Borrowing and returning a pan | Learn Dutch in English

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Dialogue

Kan ik vandaag je grote pan lenen?

kahn ik vahn-DAHK yuh GHOH-tuh pahn LAY-nun? Can I borrow your large pan today?

Dat kan, maar pas op voor het handvat, want het wordt heet.

daht kahn, mahr pahs op vohr ut HAHNT-vaht, vahnt ut vawrt HAYT. You can, but watch the handle because it gets hot.

Kan ik hem op deze kookplaat gebruiken?

kahn ik um op DAY-zuh KOHK-plaht khuh-BROY-kuhn? Will it be all right on this stove?

Dat moet goed gaan als je het vuur laag houdt.

daht moot khoot khahn ahls yuh ut vyoor lahkh howt. It should be fine if you keep the heat low.

Ik zal hem meteen na het eten afwassen.

ik zahl um may-TANE nah ut AY-tun AHF-vahs-un. I will wash it right after dinner.

Droog hem goed af voordat je hem bij me terugbrengt.

drohkh um khoot ahf vohr-DAHT yuh um bye muh tuh-RUKH-brengt. Please dry it well before bringing it back to me.

Wanneer wil je hem terug?

vah-NAIR vil yuh um tuh-RUKH? When would you like it back?

Na het eten is goed.

nah ut AY-tun iss khoot. After dinner is fine.

Ik heb hem pas later deze week weer nodig.

ik hep um pahs LAH-ter DAY-zuh vayk vair NOH-dikh. I will not need it again until later this week.

Word by Word

Kan "Kan" begins a question asking whether something is possible or permitted. In "Kan ik vandaag je grote pan lenen?" it asks for permission to borrow the pan, and the same form appears in "Kan ik hem op deze kookplaat gebruiken?".

ik "ik" means "I" and refers to the person speaking. It is used as the subject in questions such as "Kan ik vandaag je grote pan lenen?" and in "Ik zal hem meteen na het eten afwassen."

vandaag "vandaag" means "today", the current day in the first request. It is placed before the object and action in "Kan ik vandaag je grote pan lenen?".

je In "je grote pan", "je" means "your" and identifies the owner of the pan. The same form means "you" in "als je het vuur laag houdt", where it identifies the person controlling the heat.

grote "grote" means "large" and describes the pan in "je grote pan". It comes directly before the noun it describes.

pan "pan" means "pan", the cooking item being borrowed and returned. It is the object of "lenen" in "je grote pan lenen".

lenen "lenen" means to borrow something for temporary use. It follows "Kan ik" in "Kan ik vandaag je grote pan lenen?", a useful pattern for asking to borrow an object.

Dat In "Dat kan", "Dat" refers to the request just made and can be understood as "that" or "it". Together with "kan", it gives a positive reply to the request.

maar "maar" means "but" and introduces a warning or limitation after permission has been given. In "Dat kan, maar pas op voor het handvat", it contrasts agreement with the following caution.

pas In "pas op", "pas" helps form the warning to take care. Later, in "pas later deze week", it means "only" or "not until", limiting the time when the pan will be needed again.

op Here "op" is part of the warning expression "pas op", used when telling someone to be careful. The complete warning is followed by its object in "pas op voor het handvat".

voor In "pas op voor het handvat", "voor" introduces the thing that requires caution. This preposition is useful after the warning expression when naming the object to watch out for.

het "het" is the definite article in "het handvat", "het vuur", and "het eten", meaning "the". In "want het wordt heet", it refers back to the handle as "it".

handvat "handvat" means "handle", specifically the part of the pan that can become hot. It appears after "voor" in "pas op voor het handvat".

want "want" means "because" or "for" and introduces the reason for the warning. In "want het wordt heet", it explains why the handle requires care.

wordt "wordt" expresses becoming or getting in "het wordt heet". It describes a change into a hot state and is useful when saying that something gets a certain quality.

heet "heet" means "hot" and describes the handle's resulting temperature in "het wordt heet". It completes the description of what happens to the handle.

hem "hem" refers to the pan as the object being used, washed, dried, or returned. It appears in "Kan ik hem op deze kookplaat gebruiken?" and "Droog hem goed af".

de "de" is the Dutch definite article meaning "the", but it does not occur as a separate word in the supplied dialogue. The dialogue instead uses "deze kookplaat" for "this stove".

deze "deze" means "this" and points to the particular stove being discussed. In "deze kookplaat", it comes before the noun it specifies.

kookplaat "kookplaat" means "stove" or "cooktop", the surface on which the pan may be used. It appears in the phrase "op deze kookplaat" after the preposition "op".

gebruiken "gebruiken" means "to use" and describes using the pan on the cooktop. It follows "Kan ik hem op deze kookplaat" in the question "Kan ik hem op deze kookplaat gebruiken?".

moet In "Dat moet goed gaan", "moet" expresses that something should be fine or is expected to work. This form is useful for giving a confident expectation about a result.

goed In "Dat moet goed gaan", "goed" means "fine" or "successfully". In "Droog hem goed af", it means "well", showing that the drying should be done thoroughly.

gaan In "Dat moet goed gaan", "gaan" means that the situation will turn out or work. Together with "goed", it describes an expected satisfactory result.

als "als" means "if" and introduces the condition for the pan being fine to use. In "als je het vuur laag houdt", the condition is keeping the heat low.

vuur "vuur" means "heat" or "fire" in "het vuur laag houdt". Here it refers to the cooking heat that should be kept at a low level.

laag "laag" means "low" and describes the level of the heat in "het vuur laag houdt". It is placed after the object and before the verb at the end of the clause.

houdt In "als je het vuur laag houdt", "houdt" means "keeps" and describes maintaining the heat at a low level. This word order is used in the condition clause after "als".

zal "zal" expresses a future action or intention in "Ik zal hem meteen na het eten afwassen". It is followed by the action the speaker promises to carry out.

meteen "meteen" means "right away" or "immediately". In "meteen na het eten", it says that the washing will happen directly after the meal.

na "na" means "after" and introduces the time that follows the meal in "na het eten". It is also used in the answer "Na het eten is goed" to give an acceptable return time.

eten In "na het eten", "eten" refers to eating or the meal. This phrase gives the time after which the pan will be washed or may be returned.

afwassen "afwassen" means washing up, here washing the borrowed pan. In "Ik zal hem meteen na het eten afwassen", it follows "zal" and names the promised action.

Droog "Droog" is a direct instruction to dry the pan. In "Droog hem goed af", it tells the other person what to do before returning it.

af In "Droog hem goed af", "af" is part of the expression for drying something off or completely. It adds the sense that the pan should be left dry before it is brought back.

voordat "voordat" means "before" and introduces the action that must happen first. In "voordat je hem bij me terugbrengt", the pan must be dry before it is returned.

bij In "bij me", "bij" indicates the person or place associated with the return, meaning to or at me. This preposition is used with the person receiving the returned pan.

me "me" means "me" in "bij me" and identifies the person to whom the pan is brought back. It is an unstressed form used after the preposition "bij".

terugbrengt "terugbrengt" means "brings back" or "returns" in "je hem bij me terugbrengt". The pan is the object being brought back, and "bij me" identifies the recipient.

Wanneer "Wanneer" means "when" and asks about a time. In "Wanneer wil je hem terug?", it asks for the desired time for returning the pan.

wil In "Wanneer wil je hem terug?", "wil" expresses wanting or would liking something. The question asks when the other person wants the pan back.

terug "terug" means "back" and indicates return to the owner in "hem terug". It is useful when asking when an item should be returned.

is In "Na het eten is goed", "is" links the proposed time with the evaluation that it is acceptable. The sentence uses it to approve the suggested return time.

heb In "Ik heb hem pas later deze week weer nodig", "heb" is used with "nodig" to express that the speaker needs the pan. The subject is "Ik", so the sentence states the speaker's future need.

later "later" means "later" and places the need at a time after the present. In "pas later deze week", it is part of the time expression for when the pan will be needed.

week "week" means "week" in "later deze week", referring to the current week. The phrase gives a broader time frame for needing the pan again.

weer "weer" means "again" and shows that the speaker will need the pan another time. In "later deze week weer nodig", it marks a repeated need after the current borrowing.

nodig In "Ik heb hem pas later deze week weer nodig", "nodig" contributes the meaning "needed" or "necessary" in the expression with "heb". This construction is used to say when someone will need an object.

Grammar Points

grote + zelfstandig naamwoord

grote pan

GHOH-tuh pahn

large pan

Before a common-gender noun, the adjective usually takes the -e ending: groot becomes grote.

pas + tijdsbepaling

pas later

pahs LAH-ter

only later

Pas means “only” or “not until” and emphasizes that something happens later than expected.

Dutch Vocabulary

gebruiken verb

khuh-BROY-kuhn to use

goed gaan phrase

khoot khahn to be fine; to go well

grote adj

GHOH-tuh large

handvat noun

HAHNT-vaht handle

heet adj

HAYT hot

kookplaat noun

KOHK-plaht stove; cooktop

lenen verb

LAY-nun to borrow

pan noun

pahn pan

pas op voor phrase

pahs op vohr watch out for

vandaag adv

vahn-DAHK today

vuur noun

vyoor heat; fire

wordt verb

vawrt gets; becomes

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

When would you like it back?

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Wanneer wil je hem terug?

After dinner is fine.

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Na het eten is goed.

Spelling

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handle

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handvat

large

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grote

gets; becomes

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wordt

hot

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heet