Breakdown of Dit boek hoort bij mijn studie Nederlands.
het boek
the book
mijn
my
dit
this
de studie
the study
Questions & Answers about Dit boek hoort bij mijn studie Nederlands.
Why do we say hoort bij here and not just something like is?
In Dutch, horen bij is a very common expression meaning “to belong with / to be part of / to go with”.
- Dit boek hoort bij mijn studie Nederlands.
→ The book belongs with / is part of my Dutch studies.
Compared with simple is:
- Dit boek is mijn studie Nederlands.
This would mean “This book is my Dutch studies”, which is not what you want.
So hoort bij emphasizes that the book is one of the things that belong together with your studies (like part of the course materials), not that it is the studies themselves.
What is the infinitive of hoort, and how is it conjugated?
The infinitive is horen.
Basic present tense conjugation:
- ik hoor – I hear / I belong (with)
- jij / je hoort – you hear / you belong (with)
- hij / zij / het hoort – he / she / it hears / belongs (with)
- wij / we horen – we hear / belong (with)
- jullie horen – you (plural) hear / belong (with)
- zij / ze horen – they hear / belong (with)
In the sentence:
- Dit boek = third person singular (it)
- so you use hoort: Dit boek hoort bij …