Breakdown of Dit is een gezamenlijke prestatie.
zijn
to be
een
a/an
dit
this (neuter)
gezamenlijk
joint / shared
de prestatie
the achievement / the performance
Questions & Answers about Dit is een gezamenlijke prestatie.
How does gezamenlijke differ from using allemaal (all) or beide (both)?
While allemaal and beide refer to the individuals in a group (e.g., 'we all did it' or 'we both did it'), gezamenlijk focuses on the unified result. You use it as an adjective to say that a thing itself is 'joint' or 'shared'—in this case, describing a single shared achievement.
Is the word gezamenlijke related to samen (together)?
Yes! Samen is the standard adverb for 'together'. Gezamenlijk is the adjective form, meaning 'joint', 'shared', or 'collective'. It is often used in slightly more formal or professional contexts.
Why is there an -e on the end of gezamenlijke?
Because prestatie is a de-word. When an adjective comes after een and describes a de-word, it always gets an -e at the end.
Since prestatie is a de-word, why do we say Dit is instead of Deze is?
When introducing or pointing out what something is ('This is...' or 'That is...'), Dutch always uses the neutral pronouns dit or dat, regardless of the noun's gender. You only use deze if you put it directly in front of the noun, like in Deze prestatie is fantastisch (This achievement is fantastic).
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