Breakdown of De scheidsrechter controleert ook het percentage balbezit.
ook
also
controleren
to check
de scheidsrechter
the referee
het percentage
the percentage
Questions & Answers about De scheidsrechter controleert ook het percentage balbezit.
Why do we use the article de with scheidsrechter but het with percentage?
Dutch has two definite articles: de for common‐gender nouns (and all plurals) and het for singular neuter nouns.
- scheidsrechter (‘referee’) is common gender → de scheidsrechter
- percentage is neuter → het percentage
How is the compound noun balbezit formed, and what does it literally mean?
balbezit is a combination of bal (ball) + bezit (possession). Literally it means ball possession. In football/sports context it refers to how long or how much a team has control of the ball—i.e. its possession.
Why is there no preposition between percentage and balbezit? Wouldn’t percentage van het balbezit be more logical?
Dutch often uses noun+noun compounds or noun phrases without a preposition to express possession or attribution—similar to English ball possession percentage.
- percentage balbezit is concise and idiomatic.
- percentage van het balbezit is grammatically correct but wordier.
What role does ook play in this sentence, and why is it placed after the verb?