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11<br />

Verbs<br />

268<br />

betreffen to concern Wat mij betreft, . . .<br />

As far as I’m concerned, . . .<br />

overkomen to happen to (s.o.) Het overkwam mij.<br />

It happened to me.<br />

dunken (form.) to seem to Het dunkt mij dat . . .<br />

It seems to me that . . .<br />

11.19.2<br />

Verbs that are impersonal in Dutch but not in English<br />

These verbs often denote a feeling or reaction:<br />

bevallen to please Het bevalt me. 36<br />

I like it.<br />

spijten to be sorry Het spijt me.<br />

I’m sorry.<br />

lukken to succeed Het lukte me (niet).<br />

I succeeded (didn’t<br />

succeed).<br />

zwaarvallen to find difficult Het valt me zwaar.<br />

I find it difficult.<br />

meevallen to please Het viel (me) mee. 36<br />

It wasn’t bad. (I didn’t mind<br />

it.)<br />

tegenvallen to disappoint Het viel me tegen. 36<br />

I was disappointed with it.<br />

verbazen to amaze Het verbaast me. 36<br />

I’m amazed.<br />

verheugen to rejoice Het verheugt me. 36<br />

I’m pleased.<br />

verwonderen to amaze, surprise Het verwondert me. 36<br />

I’m surprised.<br />

36 These verbs can be used with other persons, e.g. Ik beviel hem niet, Hij viel me<br />

tegen etc., but are commonly found in the third person and in such contexts are rendered<br />

by personal constructions in English as is illustrated in the above examples. What is<br />

more, bevallen, as well as mee- and tegenvallen, take zijn in the perfect.

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