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What does "Ik sluit de deur" translate to in English?
It translates to "I close the door."
How is the verb "sluiten" conjugated in this sentence?
The verb "sluiten" is conjugated in the first-person singular present tense. With the subject "ik" (meaning "I"), the form is "sluit"—notice that unlike some other forms, no extra -t is added for the first-person singular.
What role does the word "de" play in this sentence?
"De" is the definite article in Dutch. It is used here with "deur" because "deur" is a common gender noun. Just like "the" in English, "de" specifies a particular noun—in this case, "the door."
How does the word order in "Ik sluit de deur" compare to the standard English sentence structure?
The word order in this Dutch sentence follows the Subject-Verb-Object pattern, which is very similar to English. "Ik" (subject) comes first, followed by "sluit" (verb), and then "de deur" (object).
How would you form the negative version of this sentence?
To negate the sentence, you generally add "niet" at the end. So the negative form becomes "Ik sluit de deur niet," which means "I do not close the door."