Word
Mijn zicht is zonder bril een stuk waziger.
Meaning
My vision is a lot blurrier without glasses.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Mijn zicht is zonder bril een stuk waziger.
zijn
to be
mijn
my
de bril
the glasses
zonder
without
Questions & Answers about Mijn zicht is zonder bril een stuk waziger.
Why is een stuk used here to mean "a lot"?
Een stuk literally means "a piece", but when placed before a comparative adjective like waziger (blurrier), it acts as an intensifier meaning "a lot" or "a great deal". You can also use veel here (veel waziger); both are very common and mean exactly the same thing.
The English translation says "glasses", so why is bril singular in Dutch?
In Dutch, a single pair of glasses is a singular noun (een bril). You only use the plural form, brillen, if you are actually talking about multiple pairs of glasses.
What is the base adjective for waziger?
The base word is wazig, which means "blurry", "fuzzy", or "hazy". To make the comparative form ("blurrier"), you simply add -er to the end.
Could I change the word order to "Mijn zicht is een stuk waziger zonder bril"?
Yes, that word order is also grammatically correct. However, Dutch often prefers to place the core describing phrase (een stuk waziger) at the very end of the sentence, tucking the extra detail (zonder bril) right after the verb.
Can I use the word visie instead of zicht for "vision"?