Breakdown of Dit jonge talent haalt een goede score, vooral in de eerste wedstrijd.
een
a/an
jong
young
in
in
dit
this (neuter)
eerste
first (1st)
halen
to fetch / to get
goed
good
de wedstrijd
the match / the game
vooral
especially
het talent
talent
de score
score
Questions & Answers about Dit jonge talent haalt een goede score, vooral in de eerste wedstrijd.
Why is vooral placed right before in de eerste wedstrijd?
Vooral means "especially" and is a focus adverb. In Dutch, focus adverbs are placed directly in front of the specific word or phrase they emphasize. Here, it highlights the prepositional phrase in de eerste wedstrijd.
Can I move vooral to the beginning of the sentence, like Vooral dit jonge talent haalt...?
You could, but it completely changes the meaning. A focus adverb emphasizes what comes directly after it. If you say Vooral dit jonge talent, it means this specific talent gets a good score compared to other talents, rather than emphasizing their performance in the first match compared to other matches.
Doesn't halen usually mean "to fetch"? Why is haalt used here for getting a score?
While halen often means "to fetch" or "to go get" a physical object, it is also the standard Dutch verb for achieving a result. You use it when talking about getting a certain score, a grade, a diploma, or reaching a goal.
Why do we write dit jonge talent with an -e on jong? Isn't talent a het word?
Yes, it is het talent. For het words, the adjective only drops the -e ending when it comes after een, geen, or nothing at all (for example, een jong talent). Because the noun here is preceded by dit (this), the adjective keeps the -e.
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