Breakdown of De rozen ruiken heerlijk en ik wil er tien rode kopen.
ik
I
en
and
kopen
to buy
tien
ten
willen
to want
rood
red
er
of them (with a number or quantity)
heerlijk
delicious, lovely
de roos
the rose
ruiken
to smell
Questions & Answers about De rozen ruiken heerlijk en ik wil er tien rode kopen.
What is er doing in the second part of the sentence?
Why does rode have an -e at the end, and where is the Dutch word for "ones"?
Dutch does not use a translation for the dummy word "ones". Instead, you just use the adjective on its own to stand in for the noun. It gets the -e ending because it refers back to a plural noun (de rozen).
Why does the spelling of the adjective change from rood to rode?
Because adding the -e ending opens the syllable. To keep the "o" sounding like a long vowel, Dutch spelling rules require dropping one of the double letters when the syllable opens up.
Why does kopen go at the very end of the sentence instead of right after wil?
The second half of the sentence uses the modal verb wil (want). In Dutch main clauses, the conjugated verb (wil) stays in the second position, but any other verbs in the chain (like the infinitive kopen) are pushed to the very end of the clause.
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