Breakdown of Zijn de nakomelingen van deze familie nog steeds verwant aan elkaar?
zijn
to be
de familie
the family
deze
this / these
van
from (possession, starting point) / made of
Questions & Answers about Zijn de nakomelingen van deze familie nog steeds verwant aan elkaar?
Why use nog steeds instead of just nog for "still"?
Both translate to "still," but nog steeds is more emphatic. It implies "still, even after all this time" or "still consistently." Using just nog would be grammatically correct, but nog steeds strongly emphasizes that the situation hasn't changed.
Why do we use aan elkaar instead of met elkaar for "to each other"?
The adjective verwant (related) is fixed to the preposition aan. While you might guess met (with), Dutch matches the English phrasing "related to" by using verwant aan.
How is the word nakomelingen (descendants) built?
It breaks down into na (after) plus komen (to come) plus -ling (a suffix used for a person with a specific trait) plus -en (plural). So it literally means "the ones who come after." Recognizing the -ling suffix can help you guess other words, like vluchteling (refugee) or leerling (pupil).