Word
Zij lezen altijd een andere editie dan wij.
Meaning
They always read a different edition than we do.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Zij lezen altijd een andere editie dan wij.
Why do we use dan here instead of a word meaning 'from', since English often says 'different from'?
In Dutch, comparisons of difference using ander or andere (other/different) always pair with dan. It behaves grammatically like a comparative (e.g., bigger than, smaller than), so it literally equates to 'an other edition than'.
Why is it een andere editie with an -e on the end of ander?
The noun editie is a de-word (de editie). When you use the indefinite article een with a singular de-word, the adjective gets an -e at the end. You would only drop the -e if it were a het-word, like in een ander boek.
Why does the sentence use the stressed pronouns zij and wij instead of ze and we?
The sentence is making a direct contrast between what they read and what we read. Using the stressed pronouns zij and wij naturally highlights this strong contrast.
Could I say ...dan ons at the end of the sentence instead of ...dan wij?