Breakdown of Ik vind het teleurstellend dat de danser een fout maakt.
ik
I
een
a/an
maken
to make
het
it
de fout
the mistake
dat
that (conjunction)
vinden
to think / consider (hold an opinion)
teleurstellend
disappointing
de danser
the dancer
Questions & Answers about Ik vind het teleurstellend dat de danser een fout maakt.
What is the purpose of het in this sentence?
het is acting as a provisional object. It works as a placeholder for the actual object of the sentence, which is the entire following clause dat de danser een fout maakt. English does exactly the same thing here: I find 'it' disappointing that...
Why does the Dutch sentence use vind when the English translation says 'I think'?
When you express a subjective opinion, feeling, or judgment about something, Dutch uses vinden. You use denken for cognitive thoughts, like guessing, believing a fact, or pondering.
Why is maakt at the very end of the sentence?
The word dat introduces a subordinate clause. A core rule in Dutch grammar is that in a subordinate clause, the conjugated verb (in this case, maakt) gets pushed all the way to the end.
Can I use the verb doen instead of maken for making a mistake?
No, you must use maken. Just like in English where you 'make' a mistake and don't 'do' one, the fixed expression in Dutch is always een fout maken.
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