"That is a big tower."

Translation: Dat is een grote toren.

[HoriaConstantin]

Since toren has the article de, why is this sentence not "Die is een grote toren"?

[Simius]

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