Questions & Answers about Zie jij de lammeren in de wei?
How do you form the plural lammeren?
The singular word for lamb is het lam. Just like kinderen (children) or eieren (eggs), it takes the irregular plural ending -eren. Notice that the letter m doubles to keep the short 'a' sound, making it lammeren.
Why is it de lammeren if the singular is a het word?
You might remember that the singular is het lam. However, in Dutch, all plural nouns take the definite article de, no matter what article they use in the singular.
What is wei, and is it related to weide?
Yes, wei is just a shorter, very common version of weide, meaning meadow or pasture. You will hear the phrase in de wei all the time in everyday spoken Dutch.
Why is it Zie jij and not Ziet jij?
When the subject jij or je (you) comes immediately after the verb in a question, you drop the -t at the end of the verb. So the regular statement jij ziet becomes the question zie jij.
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