Word
De arts werkt in het ziekenhuis.
Meaning
The doctor works in the hospital.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of De arts werkt in het ziekenhuis.
de arts
the doctor
werken
to work
in
in
het ziekenhuis
the hospital
Questions & Answers about De arts werkt in het ziekenhuis.
How would I use the word er to change this sentence to say "The doctor works there"?
To replace a specific place like in het ziekenhuis with an unstressed "there", you just use er. The sentence simply becomes De arts werkt er.
Why is the word for hospital a het word (het ziekenhuis)?
Is there a difference between de arts and de dokter?
Both mean "the doctor" and are mostly interchangeable. Arts is slightly more formal and is often used for medical titles (like tandarts for dentist), whereas dokter is often used in everyday conversation or when addressing the doctor directly.
Why is the verb spelled werkt instead of werken?
De arts (the doctor) is a third-person singular subject (equivalent to "he" or "she"). For this form in the present tense, you take the verb stem (werk) and add a -t, making it werkt.