Breakdown of Er wordt nog steeds gestreden voor deze gelijkheid.
deze
this / these
voor
for (on behalf of)
worden
to become
er
there (existential)
nog
still, yet / more, another (with a quantity)
steeds
again and again, constantly / still (in 'nog steeds')
strijden
to battle
de gelijkheid
equality
Questions & Answers about Er wordt nog steeds gestreden voor deze gelijkheid.
How do we know to use deze instead of dit before gelijkheid?
The suffix -heid turns an adjective (like gelijk, meaning "equal") into a noun ("equality"). In Dutch, all nouns ending in the suffix -heid are de words. Because it is de gelijkheid, we must use deze (this) instead of the het-word equivalent, dit.
What is the grammar behind Er wordt ... gestreden?
This is an impersonal passive sentence. Literally, it translates to "There is being fought". Dutch frequently uses er wordt + [past participle] to describe an action happening without saying who is doing it. In English, we usually translate this with a phrase like "People are fighting" or "There is fighting".
Which verb does the past participle gestreden come from?
It comes from strijden, which means "to fight", "to battle", or "to struggle". It is a strong (irregular) verb, which is why the vowel changes from ij in the infinitive to e in the past participle.
Why does the sentence use nog steeds instead of just nog for "still"?
While nog alone can mean "still", it has many other meanings like "yet", "more", or "else". Using the fixed phrase nog steeds (literally "still always") clearly emphasizes that a situation has been going on for a while and continues unchanged right now.
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