Word
Het rustpunt ligt voor de sleutelpassage.
Meaning
The resting point is before the crux.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Het rustpunt ligt voor de sleutelpassage.
liggen
to lie
voor
before
het rustpunt
the resting point
de sleutelpassage
the crux
Questions & Answers about Het rustpunt ligt voor de sleutelpassage.
Why does the sentence start with het? How do I know rustpunt is a het-word?
In Dutch, every singular noun normally takes either de or het as its definite article.
Rustpunt is a neuter noun, so it takes het:
- het rustpunt
Unfortunately, there is not always a simple rule that lets you predict whether a noun is a de-word or a het-word, so learners often need to memorize it together with the noun.
A useful thing to know here is that rustpunt is a compound noun:
- rust
- punt
In compounds, the article is determined by the last part of the compound. Since punt is a het-word, rustpunt is also a het-word.
Why is rustpunt written as one word?