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Questions & Answers about De docent heeft gelijk, dat klopt.
The lesson is about dat sending the verb to the end. Why doesn't that happen in dat klopt?
That is because the dat in this sentence is a demonstrative pronoun meaning "that thing" or "that statement", not the subordinating conjunction "that". Because dat is simply the subject of a normal main clause here, the verb klopt sits in its standard second position. You only move the verb to the end when dat connects two clauses, like in "I think that it is true".
Why does the sentence use heeft (has) instead of is (is) for "is right"?
What is the literal meaning of the verb klopt?
The verb kloppen literally means "to knock" (like on a door) or "to beat" (like a heart). However, in everyday Dutch, it is the standard way to say that a fact, statement, or calculation "adds up" or "is correct".
Could I swap the phrases and say de docent klopt or dat heeft gelijk?
No, because they are used for different things. People hebben gelijk (are right), but facts or statements kloppen (are correct). If you said de docent klopt, a Dutch speaker would think the teacher is knocking on the door!