Word
De kinderen rollen de bal door het park.
Meaning
The children roll the ball through the park.
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Breakdown of De kinderen rollen de bal door het park.
het park
the park
de bal
the ball
door
through
het kind
the child
Questions & Answers about De kinderen rollen de bal door het park.
Why is the verb rollen unchanged when the subject de kinderen is plural?
In Dutch present tense, plural subjects always take the infinitive form of the verb (the -en ending). Only third-person singular adds -t (hij/zij/het rolt). So you say:
• wij rollen
• jullie rollen
• zij rollen
Why is it de kinderen but het park?
Dutch nouns are either common gender (use de) or neuter (use het).
• kind(er) is a common-gender noun → de kinderen
• park is neuter → het park
Unfortunately you must often memorize which nouns take which article.
Why is the plural of kind kinderen and not kinds?
Most Dutch nouns form the plural with just -en (kind → kinden is actually old-fashioned). Some, like kind, use an irregular plural: you add -er plus -en → kind + er + en = kinderen.
Why does de bal come right after rollen, and why is door het park at the end?