Breakdown of Hoe bereken je een derde van het budget?
een
a/an
derde
third (3rd)
hoe
how
van
from (possession, starting point) / made of
je
you (unstressed form of jij)
het budget
the budget
berekenen
to calculate
Questions & Answers about Hoe bereken je een derde van het budget?
How do you form fractions like een derde in Dutch?
To make a fraction, you generally use een (a/one) plus the ordinal number, just like in English. Since the ordinal for three is derde (third), "a third" becomes een derde. Most fractions add -de or -ste to the base number (like een vijfde for a fifth), but remember the exceptions for a half (de helft) and a quarter (een kwart).
Is berekenen (to calculate) a separable verb?
No, it is inseparable. You can tell because it starts with the prefix be-. Dutch verbs starting with unstressed prefixes like be-, ge-, ver-, ont-, and er- are never separated. That is why it is just Hoe bereken je and not something like Hoe reken je ... be.
Why is it bereken je and not berekent je?
When the subject je or jij comes directly after the verb, you drop the -t ending from the verb. Since this is a question starting with Hoe, the verb and subject are inverted, putting je right after the verb. If it were a normal statement, it would be Je berekent.
Do we always use van to say "a third of" something?
Yes! The preposition van translates perfectly to "of" in this context. Whenever you are expressing a fraction or percentage of a total amount, you use van, exactly as you do in English: een derde van het budget.
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