Breakdown of Dat gebouw wordt steeds duurzamer.
dat
that (het-words)
worden
to become
het gebouw
the building
steeds
again and again, constantly / still (in 'nog steeds')
duurzaam
sustainable
Questions & Answers about Dat gebouw wordt steeds duurzamer.
How does steeds duurzamer translate to "increasingly sustainable"?
In Dutch, placing steeds in front of a comparative adjective (an adjective ending in -er, like duurzamer) means "more and more" or "increasingly". So steeds duurzamer means "more and more sustainable".
Why is wordt used here to mean "is becoming"?
The primary meaning of the verb worden is "to become" or "to get". While you might also recognize it as a helper verb for the passive voice (e.g., "it is being built"), here it acts as the main verb describing an active, continuous change of state.
Why do we use Dat instead of Die for "That building"?
gebouw (building) is a het-word (het gebouw). To say "that" with a het-word, you always use dat. You only use die with de-words or plural nouns.
How is the adjective duurzamer formed?
It is the comparative form of duurzaam (sustainable). duurzaam itself comes from the verb duren (to last) combined with the suffix -zaam (which turns words into adjectives, much like "-able" in English). So it literally means "able to last." Adding -er at the end makes it comparative.
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