Breakdown of Het meisje is hier en de vrouw is ook hier.
zijn
to be
de vrouw
the woman
het meisje
the girl
hier
here
Questions & Answers about Het meisje is hier en de vrouw is ook hier.
Why is it het meisje? Shouldn't a girl get a gendered article like de?
In Dutch, all words ending in -je (diminutives, or "little" words) are always het words. Because meisje originally meant "little maid", it takes het, even though it refers to a female person.
Why does the sentence use is for both the girl and the woman?
Why is ook placed after is instead of before it?
In Dutch main clauses, the verb must be the second piece of information in the sentence. de vrouw takes the first spot, so the verb is must come next. Adverbs like ook (also) naturally fall after the verb.