Questions & Answers about Zij blijft trouw aan haar liefde.
Why do we use aan for "to" in this sentence?
In Dutch, the adjective trouw (faithful or loyal) takes the fixed preposition aan. When you are loyal to someone or something, you are always trouw aan them.
Is blijft used the exact same way as "stays" in English here?
Yes! The verb blijven means "to stay" or "to remain". Just like in English, it can be used for a physical location (staying at home) or a continuing state of being, like trouw blijven (remaining faithful).
Why doesn't the adjective trouw get an -e at the end here?
Because it stands alone after the verb to describe the subject. You only add the -e ending when the adjective is placed directly in front of a noun, like in een trouwe vriend (a loyal friend).
How would I turn this into a relative clause for this lesson, like "the love to whom she stays faithful"?
You take the fixed preposition aan and combine it with wie (who/whom) to refer to the person. It becomes: de liefde aan wie zij trouw blijft. Notice that in the relative clause, the verb blijft gets pushed to the very end!
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