Breakdown of Zij gaat het beste cijfer halen.
zij
she
gaan
to go / to go off (of an alarm)
halen
to fetch / to get
best
best
het cijfer
the grade / the mark
Questions & Answers about Zij gaat het beste cijfer halen.
Is beste related to the word goed?
Yes! Just like in English (good, better, best), the Dutch word goed (good) is highly irregular. Its comparative form is beter and its superlative is best (or beste when placed in front of a noun).
Why does best get an -e at the end here?
Because it comes directly before the noun it describes (cijfer), it gets an extra -e at the end. You will almost always add an -e to superlative adjectives like beste, meeste, and minste when they are attached to a noun like this.
Why is the verb halen at the very end of the sentence?
This sentence uses gaat (goes) to express the future tense: she is going to get. Whenever you use a helper verb like gaat, the main action verb (halen) is pushed to the very end of the sentence.
I thought cijfer meant a number or digit?
It does! However, in the context of school and exams, a cijfer is the standard Dutch word for a grade or a mark on a test.
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