English Sentence:

British people are obsessed with the idea of owning a house.

Dutch Translation:

Britten zijn bezeten van het idee een eigen huis te bezitten.

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Words used:

de Britten

British people

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zijn

1. to be 2. his 3. to equal

Here: to be

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bezeten zijn

to be obsessed

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van

1. from 2. of 3. with 4. about 5. among

Here: of

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het

1. the (neuter definite article) 2. it

Here: it

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het idee   (Pl: ideeën)

idea, thought

Here: idea

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een

1. a, an 2. one

Here: a, an

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eigen

own

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het huis   (Pl: huizen)

1. house 2. home

Here: house

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te

1. too 2. to

Here: too

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bezitten

to own

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