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Engelse samenvoegingen

De samenvoegingen waar het hier over gaat zijn woorden die bestaan uit twee aan elkaar geplakte delen, waarvan één deel een hulpwerkwoord is. In het dagelijks gebruik van het Engels komt dat nogal eens voor. Het gaat als volgt.

Contractions -samenvoegingen

Samenvoegingen komen voor in de volgende combinaties:

[1] persoonlijk voornaamwoord en een hulpwerkwoord

[2] hulpwerkwoord en not

[3] 'wie-wat-waar' woorden en een hulpwerkwoord

[4] Bij ontkenningen zijn er twee mogelijkheden.




[5] Samenvoegingen zijn in het gewone dagelijkse taalgebruik heel normaal, maar in formele stukken wordt alles altijd voluit geschreven.




I am = I'm

are not = aren't


who will = who'll

She isn't
She's not
*Je moet uit één van de twee kiezen, want je kunt ze niet samen gebruiken: She'sn't kan niet.



I can't see you tomorrrow. (informal)
I cannot be there in time. (formal)


voornaamwoord + hulpwerkwoord

we're
we've
we'll
we'd


they're
they've
they'll
they'd

she's
she'll
she'd
it'll
we are
we have
we will
we would - we had


they are
they have
they will
they would - they had

she is - she has
she will
she would - he had
it will
I'm
I've
I'll
I'd


you're
you've
you'll
you'd

he's
he'll
he'd
it's
I am
I have
I shall - I will
I should - I would - I had

you are
you have
you will
you would - you had

he is - he has
he will
he would - he had
it is - it has


hulpwerkwoord + not

niet samenvoegen 
niet samenvoegen 
mustn't

needn't

oughtn't

shan't
shouldn't

wasn't
weren't
won't
wouldn't
may not
might not
must not

need not

ought not

shall not
should not

was not
were not
will not
would not
aren't
can't
couldn't

daren't

didn't
doesn't
don't

hasn't
hadn't
haven't

isn't
are not
cannot  (1 woord)
could not

dare not

did not
does not
do not

has not
had not
have not

is not

wie-wat-waar woorden

here's
there's
that's
that'll
how's
what'll
here is
there is
that is
that will
how is
what will
what's
when's
where's
who's
who'd
who'll
what is
when is
where is
who is
who would
who will
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