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?
The verb here is hangen (to hang). Because the subject of the sentence is het negende schilderij (the ninth painting), which acts as an "it" (third-person singular), we follow the standard conjugation rule: take the verb stem (hang) and add a -t to get hangt.
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