Word
Mijn pantoffel ligt naast het bed.
Meaning
My slipper is lying next to the bed.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Mijn pantoffel ligt naast het bed.
Why is it mijn pantoffel and not mijn pantoffels?
Pantoffel is singular here, so it means slipper or house slipper in the singular.
- mijn pantoffel = my slipper
- mijn pantoffels = my slippers
Dutch often uses the singular if only one item is being talked about.
What does pantoffel mean exactly?
Pantoffel usually means a slipper: the soft shoe you wear indoors.
A few useful related words:
- de pantoffel = the slipper
- de pantoffels = the slippers
- de schoen = the shoe
- de schoenen = the shoes
So Mijn pantoffel ligt naast het bed is talking about one slipper.
Why is it ligt and not is?