Breakdown of Haar hoogste cijfer is uitstekend, en zelfs de leraar vindt het briljant.
zijn
to be
en
and
haar
her
het
it
hoog
high / tall
het cijfer
the grade / the mark
vinden
to think / consider (hold an opinion)
de leraar
the teacher (schoolteacher)
zelfs
even
briljant
brilliant
uitstekend
excellent
Questions & Answers about Haar hoogste cijfer is uitstekend, en zelfs de leraar vindt het briljant.
Why is zelfs placed right before de leraar?
Focus adverbs like zelfs (even) and vooral (especially) are usually placed directly in front of the word or phrase they emphasize. Here, it emphasizes that even the teacher was impressed, so it sits right before de leraar.
Why does hoogste get an -e at the end, considering cijfer is a het word?
You normally drop the -e ending for a het word if it is preceded by een or no article. However, when preceded by a possessive pronoun like haar (her), the adjective keeps the -e. Since it is haar cijfer, the superlative hoogst becomes hoogste.
Can cijfer just mean a number?
Yes, cijfer often means digit or number (like in a phone number or a pin code). However, in an educational context like this one, it is the standard word for a school grade or mark.
Why use vindt (finds) here instead of denkt (thinks)?
In Dutch, when expressing an opinion or your personal experience of something, you use vinden rather than denken. While an English speaker says they think something is brilliant, a Dutch speaker says they find it brilliant.
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