Word
De drummer is het drumstel aan het repareren.
Meaning
The drummer is repairing the drum kit.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of De drummer is het drumstel aan het repareren.
zijn
to be
het
it
aan
on / at (attached to, edge)
repareren
to repair
Questions & Answers about De drummer is het drumstel aan het repareren.
Why does het drumstel come between is and aan het repareren?
In Dutch, the continuous form zijn aan het plus an infinitive splits up when there is a direct object. The conjugated verb (is) takes the second position, the object (het drumstel) comes next, and aan het plus the infinitive (repareren) is pushed to the very end of the clause.
Why is the word for drum kit a het word?
The word drumstel is a compound noun made of drum and stel (set). In Dutch, the gender of a compound noun is always determined by its final part. Since it is het stel, the combined word is het drumstel.
Are English words like drummer common in Dutch?
Yes! Dutch has adopted many English words, especially in music and technology. They are treated like normal Dutch words, meaning they follow Dutch spelling and pluralization rules, making the plural drummers.
Is repareren a regular verb?
Yes. It is a loanword from French/Latin, and Dutch adopts many of these by adding the suffix -eren. Words ending in -eren are usually regular, but remember that the spoken stress falls on the -eer syllable.