Word
Welke mand is voor de hond?
Meaning
Which basket is for the dog?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Welke mand is voor de hond?
zijn
to be
de hond
the dog
welke
which (for de-words and plural)
voor
for (on behalf of)
Questions & Answers about Welke mand is voor de hond?
Why do we use welke here instead of wat voor?
Welke means "which" and is used when you are asking about a specific choice from a limited set (like pointing at two baskets in a room and asking which one belongs to the dog). If you used wat voor een mand, you would be asking "what kind of basket" is for the dog (for example, asking a shop assistant for a general description of a good dog bed).
Why is it welke mand and not welk mand?
It depends on the noun's article. Because the word for basket is a de-word (de mand), we use welke. You only drop the -e and use welk for singular het-words (like welk dier for "which animal").
If I want to ask about multiple baskets ("which baskets"), does welke change?
No, it stays exactly the same. For all plural nouns, you always use welke, even if the noun was a het-word in the singular. So, "which baskets" is simply welke manden.
Is voor used exactly like "for" in English in this sentence?
Yes! Just like in English, the preposition voor is used here to show who the item is intended for or who it belongs to (voor de hond).