Breakdown of In die fabriek lekt de machine water.
Questions & Answers about In die fabriek lekt de machine water.
To negate the indefinite object use geen before water:
In die fabriek lekt de machine geen water.
If you want to negate the entire clause (leaking at all), use niet after the verb phrase:
In die fabriek lekt de machine niet.
Yes. Putting the subject first gives the neutral order:
De machine lekt water in die fabriek.
Fronting in die fabriek (as in the original) shifts the emphasis onto the location.
Swap verb and subject. The most common is:
Leekt de machine water in die fabriek?
You could also front in die fabriek, keeping V2:
In die fabriek lekt de machine water?
Yes—you can use the impersonal er and a prepositional complement:
Er lekt water uit de machine.
This focuses on the existence of the leak rather than on the machine as subject.