"it swam in the water, dived under with his head, but was treated with contempt by all other animals, because of its ugly appearance." Practice Dutch lesson

Recording	English	Dutch	Status
	in	in
	with (accompanying)	met
	his	zijn
	but	maar
	became	werd
	water	water
	through	door
	for	om
	under	onder
	all (long form)	alle
	animals	dieren
	treated	bejegend
	swam	zwom
	dived (singular)	dook
	head (diminutive)	kopje
	contempt	minachting
	ugliness	lelijkheid
	it swam in the water, dived under with his head, but was treated with contempt by all other animals, because of its ugly appearance.	het zwom in het water, het dook met zijn kopje onder, maar door alle dieren werd het om zijn lelijkheid met minachting bejegend