Breakdown of De kinderen delen het geld met elkaar.
het kind
the child
het geld
the money
met
with
elkaar
each other
delen
to share
Questions & Answers about De kinderen delen het geld met elkaar.
How does elkaar work in this sentence? Does it change if the subject changes?
Elkaar means "each other". It is very simple to use because it never changes its form. Whether the subject is "we", "you" (plural), or "they" (like de kinderen here), you always just use elkaar.
Why is met placed right before elkaar?
The verb delen (to share) uses the preposition met when you share something with someone. Just like in English, the preposition goes right before the pronoun, making it met elkaar (with each other).
I know kinderen means children, but why does it end in -eren instead of just -en?
The singular is het kind (the child). Kinderen is an irregular plural. Instead of the usual -en or -s ending, it takes -eren. You will see this same irregular ending in a few other common words, like het ei (the egg) becoming de eieren.
Why is it het geld instead of de geld?
Geld (money) is a neuter noun, so it takes the article het. Since money is an uncountable noun, it doesn't have a plural form, so you will never use de with it.
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