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But when the pronoun or noun is replaced by a pronominal er, hier or
daar (see 8.1.2.4 (d), 15.3) or the relative waar (see 8.5.3 (b)), the alternative
forms mee and toe must be used:
Ik heb zijn hond ermee/daarmee/hiermee vergeleken.
I compared his dog to it/that/this.
Zij hebben haar ertoe aangespoord.
They incited her to it.
De vulpen waar ik de brief mee schreef is leeg.
The fountain pen I wrote the letter with is empty.
11.21.2
Verbs with prepositional objects which are transitive in
English
A few Dutch verbs are followed by a preposition where English requires
none:
bijten in De hond heeft hem in zijn been gebeten. (see
11.17.2, footnote 33)
The dog bit his leg/him on the leg.
klappen in Ze klapten in hun handen.
They clapped their hands.
lezen in Hij zit (in) een boek te lezen. (preposition
optional here)
He’s reading a book.
snijden in Ik heb me in mijn vinger gesneden. (see
11.17.2, footnote 33)
I’ve cut my finger.
trouwen met De filmster trouwde met de prins.
The film star married the prince.
Verbs
followed by
prepositional
objects
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