Breakdown of Zij heeft alles ontdekt, dus dit geheim is nergens veilig.
zijn
to be
zij
she
hebben
to have
dit
this (neuter)
veilig
safe
dus
so, therefore
alles
everything
het geheim
the secret
ontdekken
to discover
nergens
nowhere / not anywhere
Questions & Answers about Zij heeft alles ontdekt, dus dit geheim is nergens veilig.
Why use alles here instead of alle?
Alles means everything and stands on its own as an indefinite pronoun. You use alle when it describes a specific noun, like in alle geheimen which means all secrets.
Is nergens related to indefinite pronouns like niemand and niets?
Exactly! While niemand means nobody and niets means nothing, nergens means nowhere. They are all negative words that follow the same pattern, starting with an n to indicate zero of something.
Why doesn't the word order change after dus?
Dus is a coordinating conjunction, just like en (and) or maar (but). This means it simply connects two normal sentences together. The second part stays a main clause, so the subject dit geheim comes before the verb is just like usual.
Why is there no ge- added to the past participle ontdekt?
The verb ontdekken (to discover) starts with the inseparable prefix ont-. Verbs that start with unstressed prefixes like ont-, be-, or ver- never get a ge- added to their past participle.
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