Breakdown of De baby is allergisch en krijgt steeds meer uitslag, dus hij slaapt ook niet.
zijn
to be
hij
he / it (referring to a 'de'-word)
en
and
ook
also / -ever (concessive particle)
Questions & Answers about De baby is allergisch en krijgt steeds meer uitslag, dus hij slaapt ook niet.
How does ook niet work in this sentence?
It translates to "not ... either". When you want to express that a negative situation applies in addition to something else, Dutch combines ook (also/too) and niet (not) into the set phrase ook niet.
Why is ook niet placed at the very end of the sentence?
In this clause, ook niet negates the entire action of the verb slaapt (he isn't sleeping either). When you negate the main action of a sentence, the negation (niet or ook niet) is placed as far back in the sentence as possible.
Why isn't the word order inverted after dus (shouldn't it be dus slaapt hij)?
The word dus (so/therefore) is unique because it can act as either a coordinating conjunction (like en or maar, taking position 0) or as an adverb (taking position 1). Here it acts as a conjunction, so hij takes position 1 and the verb slaapt stays in position 2. Using inversion (dus slaapt hij) is also grammatically correct and means the exact same thing.
What is the literal translation of steeds meer?
Steeds means "constantly" or "continually", and meer means "more". Put together, steeds meer is the standard Dutch idiom for expressing "more and more" or "increasingly".