Breakdown of Zij deelt haar diepe overtuiging nog niet met de groep.
zij
she
niet
not
met
with
haar
her
nog
still, yet / more, another (with a quantity)
de groep
the group
delen
to share
diep
deep
de overtuiging
the conviction/the belief
Questions & Answers about Zij deelt haar diepe overtuiging nog niet met de groep.
How can we tell that overtuiging is a de word just by looking at it?
You can tell by the -ing suffix. In Dutch, whenever a noun is formed by adding -ing to the end of a verb stem, it is automatically a de word. Here, it comes from the verb overtuigen (to convince).
Why does the adjective diep get an extra -e to become diepe?
Because it is describing overtuiging, which we just established is a de word. When an adjective comes directly in front of a de noun, it gets an extra -e. This rule applies here whether the noun is preceded by de, a possessive pronoun like haar, or even no article at all.
Why is nog niet placed after haar diepe overtuiging instead of right after the verb deelt?
In Dutch main clauses, a specific direct object (like haar diepe overtuiging) usually comes before time or negation adverbs like nog niet (not yet). If the object were indefinite, like een overtuiging (a conviction), the adverb would typically be placed before it.
Is the verb delen (to share) a separable verb here?
No, delen is a standard, non-separable verb. It is easy to confuse with separable verbs that have deel in them, like deelnemen (to participate). If it were a separable verb, a prefix would split off and move to the end of the sentence, but here deelt just acts as a normal verb.
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