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Je verdwaalt snel in dit donkere bos.
Meaning
You get lost quickly in this dark forest.
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Questions & Answers about Je verdwaalt snel in dit donkere bos.
Why does donkere have an -e at the end if bos is a neuter (het) word?
Even though bos is a neuter word (het bos), it is preceded here by the demonstrative pronoun dit (this). When a neuter noun is preceded by het, dit, or dat, the adjective gets an -e ending. The adjective only drops the -e for neuter words when preceded by een, geen, or nothing at all (for example: een donker bos).
Is the verb verdwalen (to get lost) reflexive in Dutch?
No, verdwalen is a standard, non-reflexive verb. While English uses the combination 'get' + 'lost', Dutch simply uses the single verb verdwalen. So je verdwaalt translates fully to 'you get lost'.
Why do we use dit bos and not deze bos?
Because bos is a neuter noun (het bos). For all het words, the word for 'this' is dit and the word for 'that' is dat. If it were a de word, we would use deze and die.
This lesson is about ondanks dat (despite the fact that). How could I add that to this sentence?