Breakdown of Het lidmaatschap duurt één maand, want dat is de regel.
zijn
to be
één
one
dat
that (het-words)
duren
to last / to take time
want
because
de regel
the rule
het lidmaatschap
the membership
de maand
the month
Questions & Answers about Het lidmaatschap duurt één maand, want dat is de regel.
Why does één have accent marks on it?
The accent marks show that it means the number "one" rather than the article "a/an" (een). You use them to emphasize the exact quantity, which is important here: exactly one month.
Why is the word order normal after want? Doesn't "because" usually push the verb to the end?
Dutch has two words for "because": want and omdat. Want simply links two normal, independent sentences together, so the word order stays the same (dat is). If the sentence used omdat, the verb would be pushed to the very end: ... omdat dat de regel is.
How does the word lidmaatschap break down?
It comes from lid (member) and the suffix -schap, which works exactly like the English suffix "-ship" (as in "membership" or "friendship"). A handy tip: nouns ending in -schap almost always take the neuter article het.
This lesson is about "verb-first" conditionals. How would I rewrite this sentence to say "If the membership lasts one month, then that is the rule"?
To make a conditional sentence without using the word "if" (als), you start the sentence with the verb. It would look like this: Duurt het lidmaatschap één maand, dan is dat de regel.
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