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Questions & Answers about Haar dochter is getrouwd.
Does haar change if the word after it is a het word instead of a de word?
No, the possessive words mijn (my), jouw (your), zijn (his), and haar (her) never change their spelling to match the noun they own. It is always haar dochter (her daughter) and haar huis (her house).
If I wanted to say "his daughter", what word would I use instead of haar?
You would use zijn. The sentence would be: Zijn dochter is getrouwd. In Dutch, you use haar when the person who "owns" the noun is female, and zijn when they are male.
I thought haar meant "hair" in Dutch. Is it a mistake here?
It is not a mistake! Haar is a word with two completely different meanings. It is the noun for "hair", but it is also the possessive word for "her". You can always tell which one is meant based on the context of the sentence.
Is getrouwd a verb in the past tense?
It comes from the verb trouwen (to marry), and the ge- at the start shows it is a completed action. However, in this sentence, it acts just like an adjective describing the daughter's current relationship status. Because the main verb is is (is), the sentence is actually in the present tense.