Questions & Answers about Ik draag de grijze trui.
Why is the word for grey written as grijze here instead of grijs?
When an adjective comes right before a noun in Dutch, it usually gets an extra -e at the end. Since trui is a de word and we are using the article de, we must add the -e to grijs.
Why did the s in grijs change to a z in grijze?
This is a standard Dutch spelling rule. When a word has a double vowel (like ij) followed by an s, that s changes to a z when we add an ending. That is why grijs turns into grijze.
The English translation says I am wearing, but I only see Ik draag (I wear). Is a word missing?
No words are missing! Dutch does not have a separate am doing tense like English does. Ik draag can mean both I wear and I am wearing depending on the context.
Would the adjective still be grijze if the sentence said a grey sweater instead?
Yes, it would be een grijze trui. Because trui is a de word, adjectives describing it get the -e ending whether you use de (the) or een (a). You only drop the -e when describing a het word with een.
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