Word
De spelers strijden hard voor de overwinning.
Meaning
The players battle hard for the victory.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of De spelers strijden hard voor de overwinning.
hard
loud / fast (forceful) / hard (with effort)
voor
for (on behalf of)
de speler
the player
de overwinning
the victory
Questions & Answers about De spelers strijden hard voor de overwinning.
Could I use vechten instead of strijden here?
You could, as both mean "to fight", but strijden is a much better fit for this context. Vechten usually refers to a literal, physical fight with fists or weapons. Strijden is used for competing, struggling, or battling for a goal, cause, or victory (like in sports or politics).
Since this lesson is about ondanks (despite), how would I add "despite the rain" to the beginning of this sentence?
You would say: Ondanks de regen strijden de spelers hard voor de overwinning. Remember that starting a sentence with a prepositional phrase like ondanks de regen triggers inversion. This means the verb (strijden) must swap places and come immediately before the subject (de spelers).
Does hard mean "fast" or "intensely" here?
In this context, it means "intensely" or with a lot of effort—just like in the English phrase "working hard". However, it's good to remember that in Dutch, hard is also very frequently used to mean "fast", such as in te hard rijden (driving too fast).
How is the noun overwinning (victory) formed?
It is built from the verb overwinnen, which means "to conquer" or "to overcome". Adding the suffix -ing to a verb is a very common way in Dutch to turn an action into a noun, similar to adding "-tion" or "-ing" in English.