Questions & Answers about Er is een nieuw schandaal in het tijdschrift!
I learned that text in a magazine uses staan. Why doesn't this sentence say Er staat een nieuw schandaal?
It's true that for physical text, stories, or pictures, you use staan (e.g., Er staat een goed artikel in het tijdschrift). However, een schandaal (a scandal) isn't the physical text itself; it's an abstract event or situation being reported. Therefore, we use is to say that the scandal exists or is happening.
Why is it nieuw schandaal without an -e at the end of nieuw?
Schandaal is a het-word (het schandaal). When a singular het-word is preceded by the indefinite article een (a), the adjective does not get an -e ending. If you were talking about a specific scandal, it would be het nieuwe schandaal.
Why does the sentence start with Er is instead of just putting the subject first?
When introducing a new, unspecified subject (indicated by een) located in a specific place, Dutch requires er as a placeholder subject. English does the exact same thing here by saying "There is a new scandal..." rather than "A new scandal is...".
What is the literal translation of tijdschrift?