Word
Ik heb weinig punten voor deze oefening.
Meaning
I have few points for this exercise.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ik heb weinig punten voor deze oefening.
ik
I
hebben
to have
deze
this / these
de oefening
the exercise
Questions & Answers about Ik heb weinig punten voor deze oefening.
The lesson is about irregular comparisons. How would I change weinig punten to say "fewer points" or "the fewest points"?
Weinig (few/little) has irregular comparison forms. "Fewer points" is minder punten, and "the fewest points" is de minste punten.
Does weinig mean "few" or "little"? In English, we use different words depending on if we can count the item.
In Dutch, you use weinig for both! It translates to "few" for things you can count, like weinig punten (few points), and "little" for things you cannot count, like weinig tijd (little time).
Why is it deze oefening and not dit oefening?
Oefening (exercise) is a de-word (de oefening). To say "this" with a de-word, you always use deze. You only use dit for het-words (like dit huis for "this house").
How do I pronounce the -ig at the end of weinig?
The -ig ending is pronounced like "uhkh". The "i" makes a soft "uh" sound, and the "g" makes the typical Dutch scraping sound. You do not pronounce it with a sharp "i" sound like the English word "pig".