Breakdown of Het bos lijkt doodstil en ik hoor geen enkele ziel.
ik
I
en
and
horen
to hear
het bos
the forest
Questions & Answers about Het bos lijkt doodstil en ik hoor geen enkele ziel.
Why does enkel get an -e at the end in geen enkele ziel?
Could I use a plural noun here and say geen enkele zielen?
No, geen enkel(e) is always followed by a singular noun. This works exactly like English: you say "not a single soul", never "not a single souls", even though the actual amount of souls you hear is zero!
How common is it to use dood- to emphasize words like in doodstil?
Very common! Just like in English ("dead quiet", "dead tired"), Dutch frequently attaches dood- to adjectives for extreme emphasis. Other everyday examples you will encounter include doodmoe (exhausted) and doodeng (terrifying).
Why doesn't the verb move to the end of the sentence after en?