Breakdown of Laten we de vaten van het hof in de andere vitrine zoeken.
in
in
zoeken
to look for
van
from (possession, starting point) / made of
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
laten
to let (laten we ... = let's ...)
ander
other
de vitrine
the display case
het vat
the barrel
het hof
the court
Questions & Answers about Laten we de vaten van het hof in de andere vitrine zoeken.
Why is the plural of vat spelled vaten instead of vatten?
Vat (barrel) is an irregular noun where the short vowel in the singular shifts to a long vowel in the plural. The singular vat is pronounced with a short vowel. The plural vaten has a long vowel. Because it is split into syllables as va-ten, the 'a' sits at the end of an open syllable, so we only need one 'a' to show it is a long vowel.
The word hof (court) is singular here. Does it also have an irregular plural like vat?
Yes! If you were talking about multiple courts, the plural is hoven. Just like with vaten, the short vowel in the singular (hof) stretches into a long vowel in the plural (hoven). Also, notice how the f changes to a v, which often happens in Dutch plurals.
Why does zoeken (to look for) go at the very end of the sentence?
The phrase laten we (let us / let's) acts like a modal verb here. When you use laten we to make a suggestion, the main verb of the action (zoeken) gets pushed to the very end of the sentence.
Why does ander get an -e ending to become andere vitrine?
Vitrine (display case) is a de-word (de vitrine). Because the adjective comes before the noun and is preceded by de, it takes the standard -e ending to become andere.
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