Breakdown of De regisseur van deze film is echt geniaal.
zijn
to be
de film
the film
deze
this / these
van
from (possession, starting point) / made of
echt
real; really (genuinely)
de regisseur
the director
geniaal
brilliant (genius)
Questions & Answers about De regisseur van deze film is echt geniaal.
Why do we use deze here instead of dit?
Because film is a de-word (de film). For de-words, you use deze to mean "this" and die to mean "that". You only use dit for het-words.
Why doesn't the adjective geniaal get an -e ending?
In Dutch, adjectives only get an -e ending when they are placed directly in front of the noun they describe (like in een geniale film). Because geniaal comes after the verb is, it stands alone and takes no extra ending.
Is geniaal the exact same as the English noun "genius"?
Geniaal is an adjective meaning "brilliant" or "genius-like". If you want to use the actual noun to say "a genius", the Dutch word is een genie.
How do you pronounce the end of the word regisseur?
Regisseur (director) is a French loanword. The -eur ending is pronounced with rounded lips, similar to the "ur" in the English word "blur". You will see this same ending in words like acteur and chauffeur.
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