Breakdown of De verpleegkundige zorgt vandaag voor de eenzame.
vandaag
today
zorgen voor
to take care of
de verpleegkundige
the nurse
eenzaam
lonely
Questions & Answers about De verpleegkundige zorgt vandaag voor de eenzame.
Why is it de eenzame instead of de eenzame persoon?
In Dutch, you can turn an adjective like eenzaam (lonely) into a noun to refer to a person by adding an -e and using the article de. So de eenzame means the lonely person. You do not need to add a separate word for person.
How would I say that the nurse is caring for multiple lonely people?
When an adjective turned into a noun refers to plural people, it gets an -n at the end. So you would use de eenzamen to mean the lonely people.
Why is voor used in this sentence?
The verb zorgen combined with the preposition voor is a fixed expression that means to care for or to look after.
Why does vandaag come before voor de eenzame?
In Dutch sentences, expressions of time like vandaag generally appear as close to the conjugated verb as possible. They almost always come before prepositional phrases like voor de eenzame.
Is the word verpleegkundige also an example of an adjective turned into a person?
Yes! It comes from the adjective verpleegkundig which means related to nursing. By using the article de and adding an -e, it becomes the standard gender-neutral noun for the nurse.
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