Breakdown of Die Nederlander praat veel.
veel
much / many / a lot of
praten
to talk
die
that / those (de-words and plurals)
de Nederlander
the Dutch person
Questions & Answers about Die Nederlander praat veel.
Why does this sentence use die instead of dat for "that"?
Because Nederlander is a de word (de Nederlander). In Dutch, "that" translates to die for de words and dat for het words.
If I wanted to ask "Which Dutch person talks a lot?", would I use welke or welk?
You would use welke, making the question: Welke Nederlander praat veel? The rule for "which" matches the rule for "that". Since Nederlander is a de word, it takes welke. You only use welk with het words.
Why is Nederlander capitalized here?
In Dutch, names of countries, nationalities, and languages are always capitalized. So words like Nederland (the Netherlands), Nederlands (the Dutch language), and Nederlander (Dutch person) all start with a capital letter.
The dictionary verb is praten (to talk). Why does the "he/she" form here not have an extra -t at the end?
Normally, for a subject like die Nederlander (he/she), you take the verb stem and add -t. The stem of praten is praat. Because the stem already ends in a -t, Dutch spelling rules say we don't add a second one. It simply stays praat.
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