Breakdown of Jouw antwoord is goed, maar dit antwoord is beter.
zijn
to be
maar
but
het antwoord
the answer
jouw
your
dit
this (neuter)
goed
good
beter
better
Questions & Answers about Jouw antwoord is goed, maar dit antwoord is beter.
Why is it beter instead of "goeder"?
Just like in English (good becomes better), goed is an irregular adjective in Dutch. The comparative form is always beter, and the superlative (the best) is het best or het beste.
Why is it Jouw with a w at the end, instead of just Jou?
Jouw (with a w) is the possessive form, meaning "your". Jou (without the w) is the object pronoun, meaning "you" (as in "I see you"). Since we are talking about "your answer", we need the possessive Jouw.
Why do we use dit instead of deze for "this"?
The word antwoord is a het-word (het antwoord). For singular het-words, we use dit to say "this". If it were a de-word, we would use deze.
Why doesn't the word maar push the verb to the end of the sentence?
The word maar (but) is a coordinating conjunction, meaning it simply links two normal, independent sentences together. Connecting words like maar, en (and), and of (or) do not change the word order.
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