Breakdown of Hoewel de informatie gevoelig is, deelt de hacker alles.
zijn
to be
de informatie
the information
alles
everything
delen
to share
Questions & Answers about Hoewel de informatie gevoelig is, deelt de hacker alles.
How would I use the new word iemands if I wanted to say 'Although someone's information is sensitive...' here?
You would just replace the article de with iemands, making it: Hoewel iemands informatie gevoelig is, ... Just like in English, iemands (someone's) acts as a possessive pronoun, so it replaces the 'the'.
Why is the verb is at the end of the first part?
The word hoewel (although) is a subordinating conjunction. This means it introduces a dependent clause (a subclause), which forces the verb to the very end. So we get de informatie gevoelig is instead of de informatie is gevoelig.
Why does the second part start with deelt de hacker instead of de hacker deelt?
This is due to the V2 (verb-second) rule. The entire first clause (Hoewel de informatie gevoelig is) counts as the first block of information in the sentence. Therefore, the main verb of the second clause (deelt) must immediately follow it to take the second position, pushing the subject (de hacker) after the verb.
The word gevoelig means 'sensitive'. How is this word built?
It comes from the noun gevoel (feeling) plus the suffix -ig (which turns a noun into an adjective, similar to '-y' or '-ive' in English). It literally means 'having a lot of feeling', which translates to 'sensitive' whether you are talking about an emotional person or private data.