Breakdown of Die bus gaat naar het station.
naar
to
gaan
to go / to go off (of an alarm)
die
that / those (de-words and plurals)
de bus
the bus
het station
the station
Questions & Answers about Die bus gaat naar het station.
Why do we say die bus instead of dat bus?
Bus is a de-word (de bus). Whenever a noun uses de for "the", we must use die for "that". This exactly matches the grammar rule from this lesson: you ask "welke bus?" (which bus?), but you would use "welk" for a het-word.
Since it is het station, how would I ask "which station"?
Because station is a het-word, you use the shorter question word without the -e: "Welk station?". So, de-words get welke and die, while het-words get welk and dat.
When do I use naar to mean "to"?
In Dutch, naar is the standard word used for movement or direction toward a physical destination. Since the bus is physically traveling to the station, naar is the correct preposition to use here.
What is the dictionary form of the verb gaat?
The full verb (infinitive) is gaan (to go). The "I" form is just ga. Because "that bus" acts as an "it" (a third-person subject), we add a -t to the stem, making it gaat.
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