Word
Het team dat daar zit, kent de artiest helemaal niet.
Meaning
The team that is sitting there does not know the artist at all.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Het team dat daar zit, kent de artiest helemaal niet.
niet
not
daar
there
zitten
to sit
kennen
to know
Questions & Answers about Het team dat daar zit, kent de artiest helemaal niet.
Why do we use kent instead of a form of weten in this sentence?
We use kennen (here as kent) because it means "to be acquainted with" people, places, or things. Since the object the team doesn't know is a person (de artiest), we have to use kennen. You would use weten if you were talking about knowing a fact, such as knowing where the artist is.
Why does the sentence use dat instead of die in dat daar zit?
Dat points back to the noun before it, Het team. Because team is a neuter word (an het word), we must use dat to say "that" or "which". If the subject were a de word, like de groep, you would use die instead (de groep die daar zit).
Why is the verb kent placed right after the comma?
In Dutch main clauses, the verb must sit in the second position (the V2 rule). The entire phrase Het team dat daar zit acts as a single block that takes up the first position. Therefore, the main verb kent has to come directly after that whole subject block.
What is the purpose of helemaal before niet?