"That is a big tower."
Translation:Dat is een grote toren.
November 6, 2014
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Since toren has the article de, why is this sentence not "Die is een grote toren"?
November 6, 2014
In an "it/this/that is ..." construction, Dutch always uses the "het"-form, regardless of whatever noun follows next.
- Het is de toren - It is the tower
- Het zijn de torens - They are the towers
- Dit is de toren - This is the tower
- Dat is de toren - That is the tower
November 6, 2014
