A2 Dutch Grammar Course

A2 takes you from simple sentences to real, connected Dutch.

Build on your A1 foundation with the tenses, verb types, and sentence patterns that let you tell stories, compare things, and link your ideas. You will master the perfect and the simple past, separable and reflexive verbs, subordinate clauses, and the many uses of er — everything you need to step confidently toward B1.

Available in the My Dutch Journal Academy and the app

Learn on the web at academy.mydutchjournal.com or on the go with the iOS and Android app. Your progress, XP, streak, and badges sync across both.

What you will learn

• A2 Modal Verbs — Go deeper into willen, kunnen, mogen, moeten, and zullen with more nuanced meanings. (1 lesson)
• A2 Adjectives & Comparisons — Compare with meer, minder, zo...als, and dan, and apply the full adjective-inflection rules. (2 lessons)
• A2 Tenses — The perfect (regular and irregular), the simple past, choosing zijn or hebben, and talking about the future. (5 lessons)
• A2 Verb Types — Separable, inseparable, and reflexive verbs. (3 lessons)
• A2 Sentence Patterns — The imperative, subordinating conjunctions (omdat, dat, als), indirect speech, and om...te constructions. (4 lessons)
• A2 Verbs & Prepositions — Fixed verb and preposition pairs (wachten op, houden van, denken aan) and the many uses of er. (2 lessons)
• A2 Advanced Grammar — aan het for ongoing actions, extended word order, tricky plurals, and possession with van, zijn, and haar. (4 lessons)
• A2 Pronouns & Determiners — Indefinite pronouns (iemand, niemand, iets, alles, sommige) and the determiners welk and welke. (2 lessons)
• A2 Review — A comprehensive revision lesson covering every grammar point to prepare you for B1. (1 lesson)

9 topics · 24 lessons. One-time purchase · lifetime access · instant access in your Academy account after checkout.