Breakdown of Het verbruik van dit model is hoger dan dat van het vorige model.
zijn
to be
dit
this (neuter)
dat
that (het-words)
het
it
vorig
previous / last
van
from (possession, starting point) / made of
hoog
high / tall
het model
the model
dan
than
het verbruik
the consumption
Questions & Answers about Het verbruik van dit model is hoger dan dat van het vorige model.
Why do we use dat van instead of die van here?
Dat van refers back to het verbruik (the consumption). Because verbruik is a neuter noun (a het-word), you must use the neuter pronoun dat. If it referred back to a de-word, like de prijs (the price), you would use die van.
Can I just leave out dat van and say is hoger dan het vorige model?
No, because that would grammatically mean the consumption is higher than the physical model itself. You need dat van (that of) to correctly compare the consumption of the first model to the consumption of the second model without repeating the word verbruik.
Why does vorige get an -e ending if model is a het-word?
Adjectives in front of het-words get an -e ending when they follow a definite article like het or a demonstrative pronoun like dit or dat. The -e is only dropped when the het-word is preceded by an indefinite word like een or geen, or when there is no article at all.
In this context, what does verbruik usually refer to?
Verbruik literally means consumption or usage. When talking about a model (like a car, an engine, or a household appliance), it typically refers to fuel consumption, gas mileage, or electricity usage.
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