Breakdown of Zulke hitte in april is echt bizar.
zijn
to be
in
in
april
April
echt
real; really (genuinely)
zulke
such
de hitte
the heat
bizar
bizarre
Questions & Answers about Zulke hitte in april is echt bizar.
Why do we use zulke instead of zo'n here?
The word hitte (heat) is an uncountable noun. You use zo'n (such a) for singular countable nouns, but you must use zulke (such) for plural nouns and uncountable nouns. Since you cannot count heat, it takes zulke.
Why isn't the month april capitalized?
In Dutch, days of the week, months, and seasons are written with lowercase letters, unlike in English. You only capitalize them if they are the very first word of a sentence.
Doesn't the verb have to be in the second position? Why is is the fifth word?
The verb is is actually in the second grammatical position! In Dutch, the first position can be an entire phrase acting as one block. Here, the whole subject phrase Zulke hitte in april (Such heat in April) occupies position one. The verb is directly follows it, perfectly obeying the standard V2 word order rule.
Is bizar used exactly like 'bizarre' in English?
Yes, but it is used much more frequently in everyday Dutch. While 'bizarre' can sometimes sound a bit formal or descriptive in English, Dutch speakers use bizar all the time in casual conversation as a strong reaction meaning 'weird', 'crazy', or 'unbelievable'.
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