Deze sjaal beschermt mijn hals tegen wind.

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Breakdown of Deze sjaal beschermt mijn hals tegen wind.

• deze: this
• tegen: against
• beschermen: to protect

Questions & Answers about Deze sjaal beschermt mijn hals tegen wind.

What does deze mean, and why is it deze sjaal instead of dit sjaal?

Deze means this.

Dutch has two forms for this:

• deze for de-words
• dit for het-words

Sjaal is a de noun: de sjaal.
So the correct form is deze sjaal.

Why is there no de before sjaal?

Because deze already does the job of a determiner.

In Dutch, you normally do not combine deze with de. So:

• de sjaal = the scarf
• deze sjaal = this scarf

You choose one or the other, not both.

Why is there no article before mijn hals?

For the same basic reason as in English: a possessive replaces the article.

So:

• de hals = the neck / throat
• mijn hals = my neck / throat

You do not say de mijn hals, just like you do not say the my neck in English.