Breakdown of Dit verlegen kind is net zo actief als mijn zus.
zijn
to be
het kind
the child
de zus
the sister
mijn
my
dit
this (neuter)
zo
so (to such a degree)
als
as (like / conjunction)
actief
active
net
just / exactly (time / similarity)
verlegen
shy
Questions & Answers about Dit verlegen kind is net zo actief als mijn zus.
Could I use even ... als instead of net zo ... als in this sentence?
Yes, you can! The phrase net zo actief als means "just as active as". You could perfectly replace it with even actief als to mean the exact same thing. Both are used to show two things are equal.
Why do we use dit instead of deze for "this child"?
Because kind is a het-word (het kind). When saying "this" in front of a singular het-word, you always use dit. If it were a de-word (like de vrouw), you would use deze vrouw.
Since we used dit, shouldn't the adjective get an extra "-e" at the end (verlegene)?
Normally, yes! An adjective after dit usually gets an -e. However, adjectives that already end in -en (like verlegen, open, or eigen) are a special exception. They never get an extra -e added to them because it would sound too clunky in Dutch.
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