Word
Er valt geen enkele kruimel te vinden.
Meaning
Not a single crumb can be found.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Er valt geen enkele kruimel te vinden.
vinden
to find
vallen
to fall
er
there (existential)
te
to (infinitive marker)
Questions & Answers about Er valt geen enkele kruimel te vinden.
Why use geen enkele instead of just geen here?
Why does enkele end in an -e in this sentence?
The phrase geen enkel(e) follows standard adjective rules. The noun kruimel is a de-word (de kruimel). Because it follows geen and modifies a de-word, it gets an -e, making it geen enkele kruimel. If it were a het-word, you would use geen enkel without the -e.
What does the combination valt te vinden mean?
While valt literally means "falls", the grammatical structure valt te + an infinitive verb means that something "can be" done. So valt te vinden means "can be found". It is very similar to saying is te vinden (is to be found).
Why do we need the word Er at the beginning?