Breakdown of Alle kleding in deze winkel is erg duur.
zijn
to be
in
in
de winkel
the shop
duur
expensive
erg
very / really
deze
this / these
alle
all (general plurals)
de kleding
the clothing
Questions & Answers about Alle kleding in deze winkel is erg duur.
Why does this sentence use alle kleding instead of al de kleding, even though it refers to specific clothing in this store?
While your current lesson teaches that specific nouns use al de or al het (like al het water), uncountable de-words are an exception. Words like kleding (clothing), tijd (time), and moeite (effort) usually take alle, even when referring to something specific.
Since alle talks about multiple items, why is the verb singular (is)?
The verb matches the noun, not the word alle. Just like the English word 'clothing', the Dutch word kleding is an uncountable singular noun. Because kleding is singular, it takes the singular verb is.
Could I use heel instead of erg in this sentence?
Yes, you can! When used as an adverb meaning 'very', erg and heel are completely interchangeable. Heel duur and erg duur mean exactly the same thing.
I always forget: why is it deze winkel instead of dit winkel?
Winkel is a de-word (de winkel). For all de-words, you use deze for 'this' and die for 'that'. You only use dit and dat for het-words.
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