Breakdown of Ik vind het leuk dat astrologie altijd mysterieus is gebleven.
ik
I
zijn
to be
altijd
always
leuk
nice / fun
het
it
blijven
to stay
dat
that (conjunction)
vinden
to think / consider (hold an opinion)
de astrologie
the astrology
mysterieus
mysterious
Questions & Answers about Ik vind het leuk dat astrologie altijd mysterieus is gebleven.
Why is the verb order is gebleven at the end of the sentence? Can I say gebleven is?
Yes, you can! In a subordinate clause starting with dat, the verbs group at the end. When you have an auxiliary verb (is) and a past participle (gebleven), Dutch allows two correct orders. Placing the auxiliary first (is gebleven) is called the red word order, and placing the participle first (gebleven is) is the green word order. Both are completely correct.
Why does this sentence use is instead of heeft for the perfect tense of 'remained'?
The verb blijven (to remain or to stay) is one of the specific verbs in Dutch that always takes zijn (to be) instead of hebben (to have) to form the perfect tense. So 'has remained' translates to is gebleven.
Why is the word het in the first part of the sentence? Can I just drop it and say 'Ik vind leuk dat...'?
No, you need het here. When you use vinden (to find or to think) to express an opinion about an entire action or situation that follows in a dat clause, you must use het as a placeholder. Literally, you are saying 'I find it nice that...'.
What is the infinitive form of gebleven?
The infinitive is blijven, which means to stay or to remain. It is an irregular verb, which is why the vowel changes from 'ij' in the present tense to 'e' in the past participle gebleven.
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