Die vriend woont ook in een oud huis.

That friend also lives in an old house.

Breakdown of Die vriend woont ook in een oud huis.

• ook: also
• in: in
• het huis: the house
• oud: old
• die: that
• de vriend: the friend
• wonen: to live

Questions & Answers about Die vriend woont ook in een oud huis.

Why is die used here instead of dat or deze?

In Dutch, die can be used as a demonstrative pronoun to refer to "that friend" rather than "this friend." dat is typically used for non-human or neuter nouns, whereas die is common for masculine or feminine nouns or for referring to a person at some distance. deze would mean "this friend," implying the friend is nearby or being specifically pointed out.

Why do we say een oud huis instead of een oude huis?

Because huis is a het-word (neuter gender) and the phrase is indefinite ("a house" rather than "the house"). For indefinite neuter nouns in Dutch, the adjective stays in its base form without an -e. Hence, oud remains unchanged. If it were a de-word or a definite article (for example, het oude huis), you'd see oude.

Why is ook placed where it is in the sentence?

In Dutch, ook usually appears shortly after the subject or the conjugated verb. Here, ook comes right after vriend because it naturally follows the subject when emphasizing that "this friend also lives in an old house." You could move ook around for emphasis, but this is the most common placement.

Is woont a special form of the verb, and how do I conjugate it?

Wonen is the infinitive, meaning "to live." Its conjugation in the present tense is as follows:
• ik woon
• jij woont / u woont
• hij/zij/het woont
• wij wonen
• jullie wonen
• zij wonen
Here, woont is the third-person singular form ("he lives," "she lives," or "that friend lives").

What does in een oud huis signify about word order?

In Dutch, placing in een oud huis at the end is a natural position for a prepositional phrase describing location. Typically, the structure is subject + verb + the rest of the information. So, "Die vriend woont" (subject + verb) followed by "ook" (adverb) and then "in een oud huis" (prepositional phrase) maintains clear, standard Dutch word order.