Breakdown of Ze hebben de actieradius en de bekleding van dit model bekeken, maar niet die van de concurrent.
en
and
niet
not
maar
but
hebben
to have
dit
this (neuter)
die
that / those (de-words and plurals)
van
from (possession, starting point) / made of
ze
they; she (unstressed form of zij) / them (object)
het model
the model
de concurrent
the competitor
bekijken
to look at, to examine
de actieradius
the range (distance)
de bekleding
the upholstery
Questions & Answers about Ze hebben de actieradius en de bekleding van dit model bekeken, maar niet die van de concurrent.
Why do we use die van here instead of dat van?
Die van is used as a demonstrative replacement to avoid repeating the nouns. It points back to de actieradius and de bekleding. Because both are de-words, we use die. If we were pointing back to a singular het-word (like het stuur, the steering wheel), we would use dat van.
In the English translation, die van is translated as "those of". Could die van also mean the singular "that of"?
Yes! English distinguishes between singular ("that of") and plural ("those of"). Dutch, however, makes the distinction based on gender and number. You use die van for all plural nouns and all singular de-words. You only use dat van for singular het-words. If they were only comparing the singular de actieradius, the sentence would still use die van.
Why doesn't the past participle bekeken have a ge- prefix?
The infinitive of the verb is bekijken (to examine or look at). Because it starts with the unstressed prefix be-, it does not take the standard ge- prefix in the past participle. This is a handy rule to remember for all verbs starting with be-, ver-, ont-, her-, ge-, and er-.
What exactly does actieradius mean in this context?
It translates literally as "action radius", but it is the standard Dutch term for a vehicle's "range"—how far it can travel on a full tank or a full battery. It is a very common vocabulary word in the Netherlands right now, especially when discussing electric cars or bicycles.
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