Breakdown of De leraar helpt het kind.
het kind
the child
helpen
to help
de leraar
the teacher (schoolteacher)
Questions & Answers about De leraar helpt het kind.
Why do we use de for leraar but het for kind?
In Dutch, there are two words for "the": de and het. Every noun is assigned one of these. Leraar is a de-word, and kind is a het-word. There are a few rules, but mostly you just have to memorize the correct article when you learn a new noun.
How do I know to use helpt instead of helpen?
Helpen is the full dictionary form (the infinitive) of the verb "to help". Because the subject doing the action is de leraar (a "he" or "she"), we take the stem of the verb (help) and add a -t to the end, giving us helpt.
Can this sentence also mean "The teacher is helping the child"?
Yes! Dutch does not have a separate continuous tense like English does with "is doing" or "are doing". De leraar helpt translates to both "The teacher helps" and "The teacher is helping".
The word kind looks exactly like the English word. Is it pronounced the same?
No, it sounds more like the English word "kint". The Dutch "i" here is short like in "hint". Also, when a Dutch word ends in a d, it is always pronounced with a hard "t" sound.
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