Breakdown of Mijn zoon lust het avondeten niet.
de zoon
the son
het avondeten
the evening meal
lusten
to like (the taste of)
Questions & Answers about Mijn zoon lust het avondeten niet.
Why use lust instead of houdt van for like here?
In Dutch, lusten is used specifically for liking the taste of food and drinks. If you used houdt van, it would sound more like a deep emotional attachment to the food, whereas lust just means he enjoys eating it.
The current lesson is about 's avonds. Why is there no 's in avondeten?
Avondeten is a compound noun meaning evening meal or dinner, made by simply gluing avond (evening) and eten (food) together. The 's in 's avonds means in the (indicating a time or routine), so it is not used when building a regular noun.
Why does niet go at the very end of the sentence?
In Dutch, niet usually comes after a specific direct object. Because het avondeten is a specific, definite thing (it has het in front of it), the word niet has to wait and be placed after it.
How do I know whether avondeten is a de or het word?
For compound words in Dutch, the gender is always determined by the final part of the word. Since eten (when used as a noun meaning food) is a het word, avondeten is also a het word.
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