Hun baby herkent mijn stem al.

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Breakdown of Hun baby herkent mijn stem al.

• mijn: my
• hun: their
• de stem: the voice

Questions & Answers about Hun baby herkent mijn stem al.

What does hun mean here, and how is it different from hen?

Here hun means their.

So:

• hun baby = their baby

This is different from hen, which is usually the object pronoun them in standard Dutch.

A quick comparison:

• Ik zie hen. = I see them.
• Ik geef hun een boek. = I give them a book.
• hun baby = their baby

So in this sentence, hun is a possessive determiner.

Why is there no article before baby?

Because hun already functions like their in English.

In Dutch, a possessive word normally replaces the article:

• de baby = the baby
• hun baby = their baby
• mijn stem = my voice

So you do not say:

• de hun baby ❌

Just:

• hun baby ✅

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