Breakdown of We kopen die bank.
kopen
to buy
die
that / those (de-words and plurals)
de bank
the sofa / couch
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
Questions & Answers about We kopen die bank.
Why do we use die instead of dat for "that"?
In Dutch, the word for "that" depends on the gender of the noun. Because sofa is a de-word (de bank), we use die. If it were a het-word (like het bed), we would use dat (dat bed).
The translation says "are buying", but isn't kopen just "buy"?
Dutch doesn't have a separate "-ing" tense like English does. We kopen translates to both "we buy" and "we are buying". You just use the normal present tense for both!
Doesn't bank mean a place where you keep money?
It does! Bank means both a financial bank and a sofa or couch. You have to figure out which one it means from the context of the sentence.
How do I pronounce die? Does it sound like the English word?
No, it doesn't sound like the English word "die". In Dutch, the vowel combination ie makes an "ee" sound, so die sounds exactly like the English letter "D".