Word
Zij willen een bod doen, want het huis is erg ruim.
Meaning
They want to make an offer, because the house is very spacious.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Zij willen een bod doen, want het huis is erg ruim.
zijn
to be
een
a/an
het huis
the house
zij
they
Questions & Answers about Zij willen een bod doen, want het huis is erg ruim.
Why does the sentence use doen (to do) instead of maken (to make) for "make an offer"?
In Dutch, word combinations don't always match English. To "make an offer" (like on a house or an auction) is always translated as een bod doen (literally "to do an offer"). Using maken here would sound unnatural to native speakers.
Since want means "because", shouldn't the verb is go at the end of the sentence?
No, because want is a coordinating conjunction. It links two regular main clauses together, meaning the word order stays normal: subject (het huis) followed immediately by the verb (is). If you used the other word for "because" (omdat), it would push the verb to the end: ...omdat het huis erg ruim is.
Could I say heel ruim instead of erg ruim?
Yes, absolutely! When used before an adjective, both erg and heel mean "very". Saying het huis is heel ruim is completely correct and means the exact same thing.
Does the word ruim mean anything else besides "spacious"?
Yes. While it means "spacious" or "roomy" when describing a place (coming from de ruimte, meaning "space" or "room"), it can also mean "more than" or "ample" when talking about amounts. For example, ruim een uur means "well over an hour".