Breakdown of De reiziger heeft een geldig visum.
een
a/an
hebben
to have
de reiziger
the traveler
geldig
valid
het visum
the visa
Questions & Answers about De reiziger heeft een geldig visum.
Why is it een geldig visum and not een geldige visum?
Because visum is a het-word (het visum). When a het-word is preceded by the indefinite article een (a/an), the adjective describing it does not get the usual -e ending. If you used the definite article instead, it would get the ending: het geldige visum.
The English translation uses the word 'visa'. Why does Dutch use visum?
Dutch keeps the original Latin singular form visum for a single visa. Watch out for a common mix-up: in Dutch, visa is actually the plural form! So you apply for one visum, but two people apply for two visa (or visums).
Why is reiziger (traveler) spelled with a Z when the Dutch word for a trip is reis?
Many Dutch words that end in S change that letter to a Z when they get longer, such as in the verb reizen (to travel). The noun reiziger is built from this verb root, so it keeps the Z instead of the S.
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