Breakdown of Onze eigen boekhouder doet de boekhouding niet meer.
niet
not
doen
to do
onze
our (de-words, plurals)
meer
more
Questions & Answers about Onze eigen boekhouder doet de boekhouding niet meer.
Why is it eigen and not eigene after the possessive pronoun onze?
Normally, adjectives after onze get an -e ending (like onze nieuwe boekhouder). However, the word eigen (own) is an exception. It never takes an extra -e ending, no matter what noun it describes or which possessive pronoun comes before it.
Why do we use onze instead of ons here?
The possessive pronoun for "our" changes depending on the gender of the noun. Because boekhouder is a de-word (de boekhouder), we must use onze. If it were a het-word, like het kantoor (the office), we would say ons eigen kantoor.
How do the words boekhouder and boekhouding relate to each other?
They are both built from boek (book) and houden (to keep/hold). A boekhouder is the person doing the job (the bookkeeper or accountant), while de boekhouding is the activity or the records themselves (the bookkeeping or accounting).
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