Breakdown of De premie voor die auto's is heel hoog.
zijn
to be
de auto
the car
heel
very
die
that / those (de-words and plurals)
voor
for (on behalf of)
hoog
high / tall
de premie
the premium
Questions & Answers about De premie voor die auto's is heel hoog.
Why is there an apostrophe in auto's?
In Dutch, nouns that end in a single open vowel (like a, i, o, u, or y) get an apostrophe plus s for their plural form. This keeps the pronunciation of the vowel long. Without the apostrophe, a word spelled like autos would look like it should be pronounced with a short 'o' sound according to Dutch spelling rules.
Why do we use die instead of dat for "those"?
The word auto is a de-word (de auto), and for all plural nouns, the definite article is always de. Because it acts as a plural de-word, we use die to mean "those" (or "these"). We only use dat ("that") for singular het-words.
Does premie mean the same thing as the English word "premium"?
Yes, in this context it means an insurance premium (the amount you pay for a policy). However, premie in Dutch can also mean a bonus, a reward, or a subsidy, which makes its usage a bit broader than how we typically use "premium" in English.
Could I use erg instead of heel to say "very high"?
Yes! Heel hoog and erg hoog mean exactly the same thing here. Both heel and erg are widely used interchangeably to mean "very" when describing an adjective.
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