Hij hoort de vogels in de tuin.

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Breakdown of Hij hoort de vogels in de tuin.

• in: in
• de tuin: the garden
• de vogel: the bird
• horen: to hear

Questions & Answers about Hij hoort de vogels in de tuin.

Why is de used for vogels instead of het?

In Dutch, de is used for all plural nouns. Since vogels is plural, the correct article is de, not het.

Is there a difference in Dutch between hoort and luistert?

Yes! Hoort (from horen) means hears, emphasizing the sense of hearing. Luistert (from luisteren) means listens, implying active attention to what is being heard.

What tense is hoort?

Hoort is the present tense, third-person singular form of the verb horen.

Why does the sentence place in de tuin at the end?

In Dutch, prepositional phrases like in de tuin often come at the end of a main clause. The typical word order after the subject (hij) and verb (hoort) is the direct object (de vogels) followed by any additional details, such as in de tuin.