Breakdown of Jouw bureau staat in deze ruimte, en het mijne staat daar.
en
and
daar
there
in
in
mijn
my
jouw
your
deze
this / these
staan
to stand
het bureau
the desk
de ruimte
the room
Questions & Answers about Jouw bureau staat in deze ruimte, en het mijne staat daar.
Why is it het mijne instead of de mijne?
The pronoun refers back to bureau (desk). Because it is het bureau, the independent pronoun must match and become het mijne. If it referred to a de-word like stoel (chair), it would be de mijne.
Why does jouw not have an -e at the end like mijne?
Here, jouw is placed right in front of the noun (jouw bureau), so it acts as a normal possessive word for "your". The extra -e is added when the pronoun stands completely on its own to replace the noun entirely, as with het mijne (mine) or het jouwe (yours).
Why does the Dutch sentence use staat instead of a literal translation for "is"?
Dutch uses position verbs to describe where physical objects are located. Because a desk is a piece of furniture that rests upright on legs, Dutch says it "stands" (staat) rather than just saying it "is" there.
Why is it deze ruimte and not dit ruimte?
The word for room or space, ruimte, is a de-word (de ruimte). When you want to say "this" with a de-word, you must use deze. You only use dit with het-words, like dit bureau.
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