Breakdown of Al de donaties van vanmorgen zijn heel nuttig.
zijn
to be
heel
very
van
from (possession, starting point) / made of
vanmorgen
this morning
nuttig
useful
de donatie
the donation
al
all (the)
Questions & Answers about Al de donaties van vanmorgen zijn heel nuttig.
Why do we use al de donaties here instead of alle donaties?
We use al de because we are talking about specific donations (the ones from this morning). In Dutch, when you refer to specific items using the definite article de or het, you put al in front of it. If you were talking about donations in general, you would drop the article and just use alle donaties.
Could I drop de and just say alle donaties van vanmorgen?
Yes, you can! Both are correct. Alle donaties translates to 'all donations', while al de donaties translates to 'all the donations'. Using al de just puts a slightly stronger emphasis on a specific, known group of items.
What does the phrase van vanmorgen mean literally?
The word vanmorgen is a single time word meaning 'this morning'. The separate word van right before it means 'from' or 'of'. So van vanmorgen simply means 'from this morning'. It is very common to combine a preposition with a time word like this in Dutch.
Why is it just nuttig without an -e at the end, since donaties is a plural word?
Adjectives only get an added -e when they are placed directly in front of the noun they describe (like de nuttige donaties). In this sentence, nuttig comes after the verb zijn (are). When an adjective is used later in the sentence like this, it keeps its basic dictionary form without the -e.
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