Word
De deur van het huis is heel mooi.
Meaning
The door of the house is very beautiful.
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Breakdown of De deur van het huis is heel mooi.
zijn
to be
het huis
the house
heel
very
mooi
beautiful
de deur
the door
van
of
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Questions & Answers about De deur van het huis is heel mooi.
Why do we use het before huis instead of de?
In Dutch, huis is a neuter noun. Neuter nouns normally take het as their article, whereas common (non-neuter) nouns take de. So it’s correct to say het huis rather than de huis.
Why is it van het huis and not something like van de huis?
When you indicate possession or specify whose door you’re talking about, the phrase uses the article that belongs to the possessed noun. Since huis is a neuter noun and takes het, the phrase becomes van het huis.
What does heel mooi mean in this context?
Heel is used here as an intensifier meaning very, so heel mooi translates to very beautiful.
Can I just say De deur het huis is heel mooi without van?
No. In Dutch, you typically need van plus the proper article to show possession (the door of the house). Simply saying De deur het huis would not sound natural or correct in Dutch.
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