Breakdown of Dit apparaat is gemakkelijk en bovendien niet duur.
zijn
to be
en
and
niet
not
duur
expensive
dit
this (neuter)
gemakkelijk
convenient / easy
het apparaat
the appliance / the device
bovendien
moreover
Questions & Answers about Dit apparaat is gemakkelijk en bovendien niet duur.
Why do we use Dit here instead of Deze for 'This'?
Apparaat (appliance or device) is a het-word (het apparaat). When you want to say 'this' with a singular het-word, you must use dit. For de-words and all plurals, you use deze.
I thought gemakkelijk meant 'easy', but here it is translated as 'convenient'?
Yes, gemakkelijk (and its shorter form makkelijk) usually translates to 'easy'. However, when talking about products, tools, or systems, it is very commonly used to mean 'convenient', 'comfortable', or 'user-friendly'.
Why doesn't bovendien change the word order here by bringing a verb right after it?
Bovendien (moreover or besides) usually triggers inversion when it starts a complete new clause with its own verb (like: en bovendien is het niet duur). In this sentence, the second part leaves out the verb entirely. It just links the two descriptions (gemakkelijk and niet duur), so there is no verb for bovendien to push around.
Why does niet go right before duur?
When you want to negate a specific adjective rather than the whole sentence, niet is placed directly in front of the word it negates. Here, it specifically turns duur (expensive) into the opposite.
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