Breakdown of Dit terrein is gevaarlijk voor iedereen.
zijn
to be
dit
this (neuter)
voor
for (on behalf of)
gevaarlijk
dangerous
iedereen
everyone
het terrein
the site / the grounds
Questions & Answers about Dit terrein is gevaarlijk voor iedereen.
Why do we use dit instead of deze before terrein?
Because terrein is a het-word (het terrein). When you want to point out a specific het-word right here, you use dit (this). If it were a de-word, you would use deze.
Does terrein mean exactly the same thing as the English word "terrain"?
They are related, but the Dutch terrein is used much more broadly. While it can mean a physical landscape, it is very commonly used to mean a "site," "grounds," or "premises" (like a construction site, festival grounds, or private property).
How would I add this lesson's target word behalve (except) to say "dangerous for everyone except me"?
You would add behalve mij directly after iedereen: Dit terrein is gevaarlijk voor iedereen behalve mij. Because iedereen comes after the preposition voor (for), you use the object pronoun mij (me) after behalve.
The root of gevaarlijk is gevaar. How is the -lijk suffix pronounced?
Even though it is spelled with an "ij", the common -lijk suffix is always pronounced with a schwa, like "luk". So gevaarlijk sounds like "ge-VAAR-luk". For context, the root noun het gevaar means "the danger."
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