Breakdown of Hoe ervaren jullie elke nieuwe gebeurtenis?
jullie
you (plural)
hoe
how
nieuw
new
elk
each, every
de gebeurtenis
the event (occurrence)
ervaren
to experience (subjectively)
Questions & Answers about Hoe ervaren jullie elke nieuwe gebeurtenis?
Why do we say elke nieuwe gebeurtenis here instead of using a nominalized adjective like het nieuwe?
In this lesson you are learning to turn adjectives into abstract nouns, like het nieuwe (the new, or new things in general). However, in this sentence, nieuw is just a regular adjective describing the noun gebeurtenis (event). If you wanted to ask 'How do you experience the new?', you would drop the noun and say: Hoe ervaren jullie het nieuwe?
Why do both elk and nieuw get an -e at the end (elke nieuwe)?
Gebeurtenis is a de-word. For de-words, the translation for 'each' or 'every' is elke (for het-words it is elk). Because it is a de-word, the adjective in front of it also gets the standard -e ending, giving us nieuwe.
What is the difference between ervaren and meemaken if they both translate to 'experience'?
Meemaken is about the objective fact that you lived through an event or that it happened to you. Ervaren focuses on your internal perception or emotional response to that event. In this sentence, the speaker is asking about how you feel about or perceive these new events.
Is there a rule to help me remember that gebeurtenis is a de-word?
Yes! Nouns ending in the suffix -nis (such as gebeurtenis, geschiedenis, and betekenis) are always de-words. Remembering this suffix rule will help you automatically know to use de, elke, and the -e adjective endings.
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