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Breakdown of Hij krijgt uitleg over zijn huiswerk.
hij
he
zijn
his
over
about
het huiswerk
the homework
krijgen
to receive
de uitleg
the explanation
Questions & Answers about Hij krijgt uitleg over zijn huiswerk.
Why does the sentence use hij instead of zij?
In Dutch, hij means he and refers to a male person, while zij means she and refers to a female person. Since the sentence uses a masculine subject, hij is the correct pronoun.
What does krijgt mean exactly, and how is it formed?
Krijgt is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb krijgen, which means to get or to receive. In Dutch, verb forms often change depending on the subject. For hij, krijgen becomes hij krijgt.
What is the role of uitleg in this sentence?
Uitleg means explanation. It indicates that someone is giving him information or clarification about something, in this case, about his homework.
Why is the word over used before zijn huiswerk?
In Dutch, uitleg over iets means an explanation about something. The preposition over can mean about when used with uitleg, indicating the topic of the explanation.
How does zijn function here?
Zijn is the possessive pronoun for he. It corresponds to his in English. It shows that the homework belongs to him.
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