Breakdown of Hun mama bezoekt het kantoor.
het kantoor
the office
bezoeken
to visit
hun
their
de mama
the mom
Questions & Answers about Hun mama bezoekt het kantoor.
Does the word hun (their) change depending on whether it's used with a de or het word?
No, unlike ons and onze (our), the word hun stays exactly the same no matter what noun comes after it. It is always hun mama and hun kantoor.
Since hun means "their" (which is plural), why doesn't the verb bezoekt get the plural -en ending?
The verb matches the subject doing the action, which is mama (mom). Even though "their" refers to multiple people, there is only one mom visiting. Since "mom" is singular, we use the singular verb form: the stem bezoek plus -t.
What is the infinitive (dictionary form) of bezoekt?
The infinitive is bezoeken (to visit). To find the stem for a singular subject like mama, we drop the -en to get bezoek, and then add a -t to make bezoekt.
I've seen hun used to mean "them" before. How do I know when it means "their" in sentences like this?
You can tell by looking at what comes next! When hun is placed directly in front of a noun (like mama), it is a possessive word meaning "their". When it stands alone to receive an action, it means "them".