Word
Anna leest een ander verhaal.
Meaning
Anna reads another story.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Anna leest een ander verhaal.
Anna
Anna
lezen
to read
het verhaal
the story
een
a, an
ander
other
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Questions & Answers about Anna leest een ander verhaal.
Why do we say 'een ander verhaal' and not 'een andere verhaal'?
In Dutch, verhaal is a het word (het verhaal). When using an adjective before a het word in the singular with an indefinite article (een), you do not add an e at the end of the adjective. Hence, it becomes een ander verhaal. If it were the definite article (het), you would say het andere verhaal instead.
Why is the verb spelled 'leest' instead of 'lees' or 'lezen'?
The verb lezen is conjugated irregularly in Dutch. In the present tense:
• ik lees
• jij/je leest
• u leest
• hij/zij leest
• wij/jullie/zij lezen
In this sentence, Anna is the third-person singular subject, so we use leest.
Can this sentence imply both a habitual action and a current action?
Yes. The Dutch simple present tense can mean Anna reads another story (as a habit) or Anna is reading another story (right now). Context usually clarifies whether it refers to a regular habit or an ongoing activity.
Is it possible to rearrange the word order to put 'een ander verhaal' at the beginning?
You could theoretically say Een ander verhaal leest Anna, but that sounds more poetic or places special emphasis on een ander verhaal. In everyday usage, most Dutch speakers keep the standard word order: Anna leest een ander verhaal.
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