Die

[Vriend]

Maar die klompen waren vroeger van haar vader geweest en waren dus veel te groot voor haar, zodat ze pijn deden aan haar voeten. Ze kon er slecht op lopen en op haar voeten zaten vaak grote blaren. ( "De rode schoentjes" van Andersen )

Could you please explain me:
a) die ( one of the words I have difficulty understanding. In this context would it be possible to replace it with "de"? )
b) I assume that "Ze kon er slecht op lopen..." means "She could hardly walk in them", where "er" stands for "klompen". But what does "op'' have to do with it all? Does it mean "in" here?
Dank u wel voor uw geduld.

[Wim]

Maar die klompen waren vroeger van haar vader geweest en waren dus veel te groot voor haar, zodat ze pijn deden aan haar voeten. Ze kon er slecht op lopen en op haar voeten zaten vaak grote blaren. ( "De rode schoentjes" van Andersen )

Could you please explain me:
a) die ( one of the words I have difficulty understanding. In this context would it be possible to replace it with "de"? )
b) I assume that "Ze kon er slecht op lopen..." means "She could hardly walk in them", where "er" stands for "klompen". But what does "op'' have to do with it all? Does it mean "in" here?
Dank u wel voor uw geduld.

Hallo Vriend,

Yes, you're on the right track.

die klompen = those clogs

Er and op are actually two parts of a separable word: erop, meaning 'in them' (or 'in it,' literally: 'on it'). In Dutch we walk op shoes or clogs.'

Will this explanation do?

Kind regards,
Wim

[Lil Di]

What does 'die' in this sentence mean ? -> "Maar die Bert kan ons niet bezoeken."

[falcybe]

Hoi, simply put,

Deze = this (one) or these for common nouns taking de (which includes all plurals), de man, de mannen, de huizen
dit is this (one) for het nouns, dit huis

Die = that (one) or those for common nouns and
dat is that (one) for het nouns; zie je die twee hemden (het hemd in singular)? Dit is mooi en dat is duur.

so you have "But that Bert cannot visit us."

Groetjes, Arthur

[kota_solo]

It uses die because: 1. it points out to a person 2. it emphasizes that THAT particular Bert, and not other Berts, can not make a visit. imho. Groetjes

[Lil Di]

This post was deleted by Lil Di on January 10th, 2010, 9:55 am.

[Lil Di]

Thanks a lot !

Groetjes, Dejana