Questions & Answers about Waar is het zevende boek?
How do you turn the number zeven (seven) into zevende (seventh)?
For most numbers from 2 to 19, you create the ordinal number (like 4th, 5th, 7th) by simply adding -de to the end of the number. So, the number zeven becomes zevende.
Does the ending of zevende change if the noun is a de word instead of a het word?
No, it stays exactly the same! The -de suffix is fixed to make it an ordinal number. You will use the exact same word for het zevende boek (the seventh book) and de zevende man (the seventh man).
Why do we use het at the beginning of het zevende boek?
The article always matches the main noun it belongs to. In Dutch, the word for book is het boek. Adding an ordinal number like zevende in the middle describes the book, but it doesn't change the fact that boek is a het word.
Why does the verb is come right after Waar?
When a question starts with a question word like Waar (where), the verb must come immediately next in the second position. So we put the verb is right after Waar, followed by the subject het zevende boek.