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De dokter geeft medisch advies.

De dokter geeft medisch advies.
The doctor gives medical advice.
FromLesson 17inHardcore Dutch

Breakdown of De dokter geeft medisch advies.

geven
to give
het advies
the advice
de dokter
the doctor
medisch
medical

Questions & Answers about De dokter geeft medisch advies.

Why is the article de used before dokter instead of het?
In Dutch, dokter is a common‑gender noun (a “de‑woord”), so it always takes de. Only neuter nouns (often “het‑woorden” like huis, boek, advies) take het.
Why doesn’t medisch have an ‑e ending (as in medische advies)?

Dutch adjective inflection depends on gender, number and definiteness:

  • advies is a neuter noun (het advies)
  • Here it’s indefinite and has no article
    Rule: before an indefinite singular neuter noun, adjectives keep their base form (no ‑e).
    If the noun were definite (het advies) you’d say het medische advies.
Can advies be plural? How do you express “pieces of advice”?
Generally, advies is a mass noun and has no plural. However, you can use adviezen if you really want a plural (“multiple advices”), but it’s less common. More natural is to stay singular or say verschillende adviezen or goede adviezen.
How would you include the patient in the sentence? Where does the indirect object go?

You have two options: 1) Dative word order (no preposition):
De dokter geeft de patiënt medisch advies.
(Subject–Verb–Indirect Object–Direct Object)
2) Using aan:
De dokter geeft medisch advies aan de patiënt.
(Subject–Verb–Direct Object–aan + Indirect Object)

What is the conjugation of geven in De dokter geeft…?

Subject = de dokter (he/she). Present‑tense conjugation of geven:
ik geef
jij geeft
hij/zij geeft ← here
wij geven
jullie geven
zij geven

What part of speech is medisch?
It’s an adjective (attributive adjective) describing the kind of advice. Dutch often forms such adjectives directly from nouns or borrowed roots (here from Latin medicus).
How do you say “The doctor gave medical advice” in past tense?

Use the simple past of geven: gaf.
Sentence: De dokter gaf medisch advies.
Or with perfect tense: De dokter heeft medisch advies gegeven.

Can you use arts instead of dokter?
Yes. de arts is a bit more formal or technical, often used in writing. de dokter is perfectly fine in everyday speech.
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