Breakdown of De burgemeester heeft een compleet andere visie dan wij.
een
a/an
wij
we
hebben
to have
dan
than
de burgemeester
the mayor
ander
other
compleet
complete / completely (entire, total)
de visie
the vision / the view (perspective)
Questions & Answers about De burgemeester heeft een compleet andere visie dan wij.
Why do we use dan here instead of als?
In Dutch, difference comparisons like anders or een andere are always followed by dan (than). You only use als (as) for identity or equality comparisons, like dezelfde visie als (the same vision as).
Why is it compleet andere and not complete andere?
Here, compleet is acting as an adverb modifying the adjective andere to mean "completely different". Adverbs do not get the -e ending. The adjective andere does get the -e ending because it modifies the de-word visie after een.
Why does the sentence end with wij instead of ons?
The word wij is a subject pronoun. It is used here because the sentence is a shortened version of dan wij hebben (than we have). Since "we" is the subject of that implied verb, it must be wij. While you might hear native speakers say dan ons in casual speech, dan wij is the strictly correct grammatical form.
Can I use visie to talk about my physical eyesight?
No, visie is only used for a viewpoint, perspective, or a long-term plan (like a mayor's vision for a city). If you want to talk about physical eyesight, you should use words like het zicht or het gezichtsvermogen.
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