Breakdown of Gelijkheid is een essentieel fundament voor onze samenleving.
zijn
to be
een
a/an
onze
our (de-words, plurals)
voor
for (on behalf of)
de samenleving
the society
essentieel
essential
de gelijkheid
the equality
het fundament
the foundation
Questions & Answers about Gelijkheid is een essentieel fundament voor onze samenleving.
How can I tell that gelijkheid is a de word?
You can tell by the suffix -heid. This suffix is used to turn adjectives (like gelijk, which means equal) into nouns. Every single noun that ends in -heid is a de word.
Why is there no -e at the end of the adjective essentieel?
This tells us the gender of fundament. In Dutch, nouns ending in the suffix -ment are almost always het words (like het moment or het fundament). When a singular het word is preceded by een, the adjective before it drops its -e ending.
Is there a predictable rule for the gender of samenleving?
Yes! The word is made from the verb samenleven (to live together) plus the suffix -ing. Any noun formed by adding -ing to a verb is always a de word.
Since samenleving is a de word, does that explain why we use onze instead of ons?
Exactly. The possessive pronoun for our changes based on the noun's gender. We use ons for singular het words (like ons fundament), but because samenleving is a de word, we must use onze.
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