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De vrouw heeft veel geld en ze koopt een auto.
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The woman has a lot of money and she buys a car.
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Questions & Answers about De vrouw heeft veel geld en ze koopt een auto.
How does en affect the word order in the second half of the sentence?
En (and) connects two independent sentences together. Because of this, the second half (ze koopt een auto) follows the exact same Subject-Verb-Object pattern as the first half. Connecting words like en, maar (but), and of (or) don't change the basic word order.
Why is the verb heeft instead of hebt?
Heeft is the he/she/it form of the irregular verb hebben (to have). While the 'you' form is regular (jij hebt), the he/she/it form drops the 'b' and becomes heeft. Since de vrouw (the woman) is a 'she', we use heeft.
Could I use zij instead of ze?
Yes, both mean 'she'. Zij is the stressed form, used when you want to strongly emphasize exactly who is buying the car. Ze is the unstressed form. In a normal sentence like this, where the focus is just on what she is doing and we already know who she is, ze sounds much more natural.
Why is it veel geld and not vele?