Word
Mijn kind zit op de wc.
Meaning
My child is sitting on the toilet.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Mijn kind zit op de wc.
Since this lesson is about locative 'er', how would I use it to say 'My child is sitting there'?
You can replace the specific place (op de wc) with er (unstressed 'there'). The sentence would just be Mijn kind zit er.
Why does the Dutch sentence use zit (sits) instead of is?
Dutch prefers to describe how someone or something is positioned. Instead of saying someone 'is' somewhere, you use position verbs like zitten (to sit), staan (to stand), or liggen (to lie). Because a person sits on a toilet, zit is the natural choice here.
How is wc pronounced in Dutch?
It is pronounced 'way-say'. It comes from the English 'water closet', but it is the most common way to say 'toilet' or 'bathroom' in Dutch.
I learned that kind is a het word. Does that affect the word mijn?
No. Possessive pronouns like mijn (my), jouw (your), and zijn (his) do not change their spelling based on whether the noun is a de or het word. It is always mijn kind.