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Time to think about Life



 "The life is limited, but the days are unlimited. There will be someone else to fill up those days even if you are not there" @tkktweets

You can talk about life!

But when you are talking about TIME there are some rules to be followed:

Time comes first,  then the manner, and finally place

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Joe gaat morgen (TIME) met de auto (MANNER) naar Maastricht (PLACE)

Joe is going to Maastricht by car tomorrow.

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Now you can see that English is much easier than Dutch. As you see, the standard order in English is Place - manner - Time. 

Even in English this is not an absolute order, it can be changed in order to highlight certain information. 

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For example:

He is going to Elsloo tomorrow!

Hij gaat naar Elsloo morgen!

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So when talking about the time when something takes place, the manner (or with who) and the location of what you are describing in Dutch, then this information is usually given in exactly this order:

Time - manner- place.

Eg:- Joe gaat morgen met de auto naar Maastricht


So it is easy to talk about Life than Time. Time has rules. 

Life has only one rule.  The time wasted will never come back and you have only very short time here on Earth!

What is time? Time is just the passing of all the days, years etc of the past, present or future. The entire world exists in time and space.

I have time to write and you have time to read. 

The more you read the more you understand the language but you will never become a native speaker.

So, mastering a language has no conditions. Learn it as it comes to you. Don't waste your time and money for mastering languages!


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