Breakdown of Er zijn vier kassa's open in de supermarkt.
zijn
to be
vier
four
in
in
open
open
de supermarkt
the supermarket
er
there (existential)
de kassa
the cash register
Questions & Answers about Er zijn vier kassa's open in de supermarkt.
Why does kassa's get an apostrophe before the 's'?
Nouns ending in a single open vowel (like a, o, u, i, or y) get an 's for their plural. If you just added an s to make kassas, Dutch pronunciation rules would make that final a sound short. The apostrophe keeps the a sound long.
Could I just say Vier kassa's zijn open in de supermarkt?
Since kassa's is plural, why doesn't the word open get an -e ending?
Adjectives generally only get an extra -e when they are placed directly in front of the noun they describe. Because open comes after the noun here to describe its state, it gets no ending. As a bonus tip: open is actually a special exception in Dutch and never gets an -e, even when placed before a noun (like de open deuren).
Why do we use in for the supermarket, but op for a regular market?
You use in de supermarkt because it is an enclosed building that you physically step inside. You use op de markt because a traditional market is held in an open public square or street.
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