Breakdown of Het is een ingewikkelde klus, want de krassen zijn diep.
zijn
to be
een
a/an
het
it
want
because
diep
deep
ingewikkeld
complicated
de klus
the chore/the job
de kras
the scratch
Questions & Answers about Het is een ingewikkelde klus, want de krassen zijn diep.
Why does ingewikkeld get an -e at the end here?
Klus is a de-word (so, de klus). When you put an adjective before a de-word that follows een, the adjective gets an -e ending. Note that ingewikkeld (complicated) originally comes from a past participle, but it is treated exactly like a normal adjective here.
What kind of job is a klus? Does it mean my career?
No, a klus refers to a chore, a specific task, or an odd job. It is especially used for DIY or physical tasks, like fixing a car or painting a wall. Your career or daily profession is your baan or werk.
Why is the word order normal after want?
Want (because) is a coordinating conjunction, meaning it links two main clauses without changing the word order. If you used the other common word for because, omdat, it would push the verb to the end of the clause: ...omdat de krassen diep zijn.
How could we use this lesson's passive potential structure to say the scratches cannot be repaired?
You could rewrite the second part as ...want de krassen zijn niet te repareren. This uses zijn + te + infinitive to express that something is impossible to do, perfectly demonstrating the passive potential.
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