Questions & Answers about Het concert is op tien april.
Why does the Dutch sentence use tien (ten) instead of the word for "tenth"?
In English, we say "April tenth" or "the tenth of April," using an ordinal number. In Dutch, you just use the regular number when stating a date. So, it is literally "ten April" (tien april).
Why isn't the month april capitalized?
In Dutch, the names of months, days of the week, and seasons are written with lowercase letters unless they are the very first word of a sentence.
Is op always the right preposition to use for dates?
Yes! Just like English uses "on" for specific days and dates, Dutch uses op. You will use op for dates like op tien april and days of the week like op maandag (on Monday). Note that if you only mention the month without a specific day, you use in (in april).
Is there a rule for why it is Het concert and not De concert?
Concert is a neuter noun, so it takes het. While many words borrowed from other languages are het words, there is no single foolproof rule. It is always best to memorize the article along with the noun when you learn it.