Word
Die das hoort bij de mode van nu.
Meaning
That tie belongs to today's fashion.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Die das hoort bij de mode van nu.
How would I change this sentence to use Left Dislocation, which we are learning in this lesson?
You would isolate the topic (die das) at the very front, add a comma, and refer back to it with the demonstrative resumptive pronoun die: Die das, die hoort bij de mode van nu. This emphasizes "that tie" even more, similar to saying "That tie, it belongs to today's fashion" in conversational English.
Why use hoort bij here instead of behoort tot?
The phrasal verb horen bij is the standard, everyday way to say "belongs to" in the sense of matching, fitting with, or being part of a group or style. Behoren tot means the same thing but is much more formal or official, so it would sound unnaturally stiff when casually talking about a piece of clothing.
Is van nu the standard way to translate "today's" or "contemporary"?
Yes, using van nu (literally "of now") is a very natural and common way to describe something modern or contemporary in Dutch. You will often hear it in everyday combinations like de jeugd van nu (today's youth) or de technologie van nu (today's technology).
If I want to refer back to die das in the next sentence, which pronoun do I use?