Breakdown of De huurder had geen vriezer in de keuken.
hebben
to have
geen
no / not any
in
in
de keuken
the kitchen
de huurder
the tenant
de vriezer
the freezer
Questions & Answers about De huurder had geen vriezer in de keuken.
Why does huurder use the -der suffix instead of just -er?
Is vriezer also formed from a verb, even though it is a machine instead of a person?
Yes! The suffix -er is used to create nouns for both people who perform an action (agents) and objects that perform an action (instruments). Vriezer comes from the verb vriezen (to freeze), making it literally a thing that freezes.
Since huurder means 'tenant', how would you refer to the landlord?
The verb huren means 'to rent' (as a tenant), while verhuren means 'to rent out' (as a landlord). Therefore, the landlord is the verhuurder. Both use the -der suffix because their verb stems end in -r.
Why do we use geen vriezer instead of niet een vriezer to mean 'not a freezer'?
In Dutch, geen is used to negate indefinite nouns (nouns that would normally have een or no article in the positive sentence). Since you would say een vriezer (a freezer) when positive, the negative form must be geen vriezer (no freezer). Standard Dutch does not use niet een.
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