Breakdown of De acteur ziet er goed uit en heeft een mooie uitstraling.
een
a/an
en
and
hebben
to have
mooi
beautiful
goed
good
de acteur
the actor
eruitzien
to look (like)
de uitstraling
the aura / the charisma
Questions & Answers about De acteur ziet er goed uit en heeft een mooie uitstraling.
How does the verb eruitzien split up in this sentence?
eruitzien is a separable verb with a built-in er. In a main clause, the conjugated verb (ziet) takes the second position. The er part usually follows right after it, and the separable prefix (uit) gets pushed to the very end of the clause. The adjective describing the appearance (goed) is sandwiched between er and uit.
Could I put er and uit together and say ziet eruit goed?
No, the separable prefix uit must go to the end of its clause. The er stays close to the conjugated verb ziet. Therefore, the adjective goed (good) must be placed between er and uit.
Why does the adjective mooie get an extra -e?
The noun it describes, uitstraling, is a de-word. You can easily spot this because almost all Dutch nouns ending in -ing are de-words. When an adjective comes before a de-word, it always gets an -e ending, even when it follows the indefinite article een.
Why is there no subject after the word en?
Both halves of the sentence share the same subject: De acteur. When two main clauses are joined by en (and) and share a subject, you can leave the subject out of the second clause. The second verb heeft (has) simply continues the sentence, just like in English.
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