Breakdown of Die bril is veel duurder, maar mijn zicht is een stuk waziger!
zijn
to be
maar
but
veel
much / many / a lot of
duur
expensive
mijn
my
die
that / those (de-words and plurals)
de bril
the glasses
het zicht
the vision / the eyesight
een stuk
a lot (with comparatives)
wazig
blurry
Questions & Answers about Die bril is veel duurder, maar mijn zicht is een stuk waziger!
The translation says "much" for veel and "a lot" for een stuk. Can I swap them here?
Yes, you can. Both veel and een stuk (literally "a piece") are used to make comparatives stronger, just like "much" and "a lot" in English. You could perfectly well say een stuk duurder (a lot more expensive) or veel waziger (much blurrier).
Why does the Dutch sentence say Die bril is instead of using a plural verb like in English?
In Dutch, a pair of glasses is a singular noun: de bril. Because it is singular, you must use a singular demonstrative and verb (Die bril is). English treats "glasses" as a plural, which is why the translation says "Those glasses are".
Why is the comparative of duur spelled as duurder and not just "duurer"?
Whenever a Dutch adjective ends in an -r, like duur (expensive) or ver (far), you add -der instead of just -er to form the comparative. This makes the word flow better and is easier to pronounce.
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