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De schrijfster wordt steeds bekender.

De schrijfster wordt steeds bekender.
The female writer is becoming increasingly well-known.
From Lesson 288:Feminine professions (-es, -in, -ster)·Dutch

Questions & Answers about De schrijfster wordt steeds bekender.

How do we get schrijfster from the standard word for writer?
The generic or masculine word for writer is schrijver. To make it feminine, Dutch often replaces the -er ending with -ster. Notice the spelling change: the v in schrijver changes to an f in schrijfster because it is followed by the voiceless consonant s.
I thought steeds meant 'always' or 'still'. Why does the translation say 'increasingly'?
On its own, steeds often means 'always', 'constantly', or 'still'. However, when you combine steeds with a comparative adjective like bekender, the pattern steeds + [comparative] means 'increasingly' or 'more and more'. For example, steeds beter means 'better and better'.
How is the comparative form bekender formed?
Bekender is the comparative form of bekend (known or well-known). Just like in English where you often add '-er' (like 'faster'), Dutch adds -er to the base adjective to make the comparative. So bekend + er = bekender.
Why is the verb wordt used here instead of is?
The verb worden means 'to become' or 'to get' when talking about a change of state. Using is (from zijn) would mean she is already well-known. Wordt shows the ongoing process of her fame growing over time.

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