To emphasize a comparison, such as saying your eyesight is "a lot" blurrier or "much" clearer, place veel or een stuk directly before the comparative adjective. Both phrases act as amplifiers and are completely interchangeable.
| My vision is a lot blurrier without glasses. | Mijn zicht is zonder bril een stuk waziger. |
| The optician says that my vision with the new prescription is much clearer. | De opticien zegt dat mijn zicht met de nieuwe sterkte veel scherper is. |
You can easily mix and match both in the same thought:
| Those glasses are much more expensive, but my vision is a lot blurrier! | Die bril is veel duurder, maar mijn zicht is een stuk waziger! |
Putting On and Taking Off
When handling glasses or a frame, you will frequently use the separable verbs opzetten (to put on) and afzetten (to take off).
In a standard main clause, the prefix (op- or af-) separates from the verb and moves to the end of the sentence.
| I take my glasses off before I go to sleep. | Ik zet mijn bril af voordat ik ga slapen. |
| I take off the frame because it is a lot heavier. | Ik zet het montuur af omdat het een stuk zwaarder is. |
However, in a subordinate clause (for example, one starting with als), the prefix and the verb stay attached and move to the end of the clause together.
| My vision is much clearer if I put on my glasses. | Mijn zicht is veel scherper als ik mijn bril opzet. |
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