Breakdown of Het meisje is even eigenwijs als de jongen.
zijn
to be
de jongen
the boy
het meisje
the girl
even
equally / as
als
as (like / conjunction)
eigenwijs
stubborn
Questions & Answers about Het meisje is even eigenwijs als de jongen.
How do you use even ... als in this sentence?
The phrase even ... als means "as ... as". You simply put the adjective in the middle. So even eigenwijs als translates to "equally stubborn as".
Could I use net zo ... als instead of even ... als?
Yes! You can say Het meisje is net zo eigenwijs als de jongen. Both even ... als and net zo ... als mean the exact same thing and are perfectly interchangeable here.
I learned that dan is used for comparisons. Why are we using als here?
You use dan (than) when two things are different, like with "bigger than" (groter dan). But when two things are exactly equal, you always use als. Just remember: unequal = dan, equal = als.
What does the word eigenwijs literally mean?
It is made of two words: eigen (own) and wijs (wise). Someone who is "own-wise" thinks they know best, which is a fun way to remember that it means "stubborn" or "opinionated".
Why is it Het meisje if a girl is a female person?
The word meisje is a diminutive, which you can tell by the -je ending. In Dutch, all diminutives are automatically het words, no matter what or who they refer to.
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