Word
Er blijft geen enkele kruimel over.
Meaning
Not a single crumb remains.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Er blijft geen enkele kruimel over.
er
there (existential)
geen enkel
not a single / no ... whatsoever (also geen enkele)
overblijven
to remain / to be left
de kruimel
the crumb
Questions & Answers about Er blijft geen enkele kruimel over.
Why is it geen enkele kruimel with an -e on the end of enkele?
Because kruimel is a de-word (de kruimel). When using the phrase geen enkel(e) to mean "not a single," you must add an -e to enkel if the noun is a de-word. If you were talking about a het-word, like het probleem (the problem), you would say geen enkel probleem.
What is the difference between saying geen kruimel and geen enkele kruimel?
Could I make the noun plural and say geen enkele kruimels?
No, geen enkel(e) must always be followed by a singular noun. This works exactly like English, where you say "not a single crumb" rather than "not a single crumbs."
Why does the word over appear at the very end of the sentence?
It is part of the separable verb overblijven (to remain / to be left over). In a standard main clause, the conjugated part of the verb (blijft) takes the second position, while the prefix (over) gets kicked to the end of the sentence.