Word
De stadsbus stopt op de hoek van de straat.
Meaning
The city bus stops on the corner of the street.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of De stadsbus stopt op de hoek van de straat.
op
on
de hoek
the corner
stoppen
to stop
de straat
the street
Questions & Answers about De stadsbus stopt op de hoek van de straat.
Why is there an 's' in stadsbus if the plural of stad is steden?
The linking -s- (tussen-s) in a compound noun does not depend on the plural of the first word. The rule is based on pronunciation: if you hear an 's' sound between the parts when native speakers say it, you write an 's'.
How do you know if you need a linking -s- when the second part of the word already starts with an 's'?
You use an analogy. If you wanted to write a word like city street, you wouldn't be able to hear a separate linking 's' before the 's' of street. But because we know stadsbus gets an 's', we apply that same pattern and write stadsstraat.
Why do we use op for op de hoek?
In Dutch, the preposition op is used for open public spaces and specific points along a road. You will often see it in phrases like op de hoek (on the corner), op straat (on the street), and op het kruispunt (at the intersection).
What is the plural of stad again?
The plural of stad is steden. It is irregular because the vowel changes from a short 'a' to a long 'e', and it takes an -en ending. Another common example of this vowel change pattern is schip which becomes schepen.