Word
Verder heeft het model een uniek kenmerk.
Meaning
Furthermore, the model has a unique feature.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Verder heeft het model een uniek kenmerk.
een
a/an
hebben
to have
verder
further
het model
the model
Questions & Answers about Verder heeft het model een uniek kenmerk.
Why is the verb heeft placed before the subject het model?
Because the sentence starts with Verder. In Dutch, when you start a main clause with an adverb or a connector like this, the verb must stay in the second position (the V2 rule). The subject het model is pushed to the third position, which we call inversion.
Why does uniek not have an -e at the end here?
Because kenmerk is a het-word (het kenmerk). When a singular het-word is preceded by the indefinite article een, the adjective before it drops the -e ending. If we used the definite article het, it would get the -e back: het unieke kenmerk.
Does Verder always mean "furthermore"?
Not always. It can also mean "further" in terms of physical distance or continuation (like we lopen verder - "we walk further"). However, when used at the beginning of a sentence to link ideas, it acts as a connector meaning "furthermore" or "besides".
Could I use bovendien or daarnaast instead of verder in this sentence?
Yes! Both Bovendien heeft het model... and Daarnaast heeft het model... would work perfectly here and mean almost exactly the same thing. They all act as connecting adverbs of addition, and they all trigger the same verb-subject inversion.