Questions & Answers about Mijn dochter heet Anna.
Does the word mijn change depending on whether the noun is male or female?
No, in Dutch, mijn (my) stays exactly the same whether the noun it describes is a de word or a het word. You use it for everything: mijn dochter (my daughter), mijn zoon (my son), and mijn huis (my house).
Why use heet here instead of the Dutch word for "is"?
Why is the verb form heet?
The subject of the sentence is Mijn dochter, which acts as a "she". For "he", "she", and "it", you usually take the core part of the verb (the stem) and add a -t. The stem of heten is heet. Because it already ends in a -t, we do not add another one.
How do I pronounce the ch in dochter?
The combination ch in Dutch makes a raspy, scraping sound in the back of your throat. It is exactly the same sound as the "ch" in the Scottish word "loch" (like Loch Ness) or the name of the composer Bach.
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