Word
Haar pen is duur.
Meaning
Her pen is expensive.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Haar pen is duur.
Does haar change depending on the gender of the noun that comes after it?
No, possessive words like haar (her), zijn (his), and mijn (my) do not change based on whether the noun is a de word or a het word. It is always haar pen (a de word) and haar boek (a het word).
Wait, doesn't haar also mean "hair" in Dutch?
Yes, it does! Haar is a word with multiple meanings, including "hair" and "her". You have to rely on the context of the sentence to know which one it is. Here, it is placed right before a noun to show ownership, so it translates to "her".
Why is the adjective duur and not dure?
When an adjective comes after the noun it describes (separated by a verb like is), it never gets an extra -e at the end. You only add the -e when the adjective comes directly in front of the noun, like in de dure pen (notice how one u drops out in the spelling to keep the vowel sound long).