Word
Het negende schilderij hangt daar.
Meaning
The ninth painting hangs there.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Het negende schilderij hangt daar.
daar
there
het schilderij
the painting
hangen
to hang
negende
ninth (9th)
Questions & Answers about Het negende schilderij hangt daar.
How do you form the ordinal number negende (ninth) from negen (nine)?
To form most ordinal numbers between 2 and 19 in Dutch, you simply add -de to the regular number. So, negen (nine) becomes negende (ninth). The main exceptions to memorize early on are eerste (1st) and achtste (8th).
How do you pronounce the -e's in negende?
Both the middle -e- and the final -e in negende are pronounced as a schwa. This is a short, relaxed "uh" sound, exactly like the "a" in the English word "about".
Why is it het schilderij and not de schilderij?
Schilderij is a neuter noun, meaning it takes the definite article het instead of de. There isn't always a logical reason why a word is a het word, so it's a good habit to memorize the article along with the noun when you learn new words!
Why does the verb hangt end in a -t?