Breakdown of Dit is precies dezelfde factor als in het vorige experiment.
zijn
to be
in
in
dit
this (neuter)
precies
exactly
vorig
previous / last
als
as (like / conjunction)
dezelfde
the same (de-words)
het experiment
the experiment
de factor
the factor
Questions & Answers about Dit is precies dezelfde factor als in het vorige experiment.
Why do we use dezelfde here instead of hetzelfde?
We use dezelfde because the noun it refers to, factor, is a de-word (de factor). If the noun were a het-word, we would use hetzelfde, for example: hetzelfde experiment.
Could I say dezelfde factor dan since we are comparing two experiments?
No, when stating that two things are identical, you must always use als. The word dan is strictly used for differences, such as een andere factor dan (a different factor than) or after a comparative adjective like groter dan (bigger than).
Why does vorig get an -e ending in het vorige experiment if experiment is a het-word?
Adjectives in front of het-words only drop the -e ending when they are preceded by the indefinite article een, or when there is no article at all. Because we are using the definite article het, the adjective gets the standard -e ending.
Why does the sentence start with Dit is rather than Deze is, given that factor is a de-word?
When introducing or identifying something using the structure this is or that is, Dutch always uses the uninflected pronouns dit or dat. You use this regardless of the gender or plurality of the noun that follows.
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