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Zij deelt dezelfde visie als haar beroemde collega.
Meaning
She shares the same vision as her famous colleague.
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Breakdown of Zij deelt dezelfde visie als haar beroemde collega.
zij
she
haar
her
de collega
the colleague
delen
to share
Questions & Answers about Zij deelt dezelfde visie als haar beroemde collega.
Why is it dezelfde visie and not hetzelfde visie?
Because visie is a de-word (de visie). When you want to say "the same" for a de-word or any plural noun, you use dezelfde. You only use hetzelfde for singular het-words, for example: hetzelfde idee (the same idea).
Why do we use als in this sentence instead of dan?
In Dutch, comparisons of equality or identity always use als (as). Because she has the exact same vision, we use the structure dezelfde ... als. You only use dan (than) when pointing out a difference or inequality, such as: een andere visie dan (a different vision than).
Why does the adjective beroemd get an -e ending here to become beroemde?
Collega is a de-word (de collega). Adjectives placed directly before a noun almost always get an -e ending. The only time you leave the -e off is when you have a singular het-word preceded by an indefinite word (like een, geen, or no article). Since we are dealing with a de-word, beroemd must become beroemde.