Breakdown of Wie traint het hardst in het stadion?
in
in
wie
who
hard
loud / fast (forceful) / hard (with effort)
het
it
Questions & Answers about Wie traint het hardst in het stadion?
Why do we use het in het hardst instead of de?
In this sentence, hardst describes the verb traint, which makes it an adverbial superlative. When a superlative describes how an action is done rather than describing a noun, it always uses the invariant word het.
Why doesn't hardst get an -e at the end, like het hardste?
Because it acts as an adverb here. If it were an adjective directly modifying a noun, it would often get an -e. But when a superlative modifies a verb, standard written Dutch just uses het plus the base superlative hardst without the extra -e.
Why does the verb traint end in a -t after wie?
The question word wie (who) is treated grammatically as a third-person singular subject, exactly like hij (he) or zij (she). Because of this, you follow standard present tense rules and add a -t to the verb stem.
Why is het hardst placed before in het stadion?
This follows the typical Dutch word order rule of Time-Manner-Place. Het hardst explains how the action happens (Manner), while in het stadion explains where it happens (Place). Manner generally comes before Place in a Dutch sentence.