Breakdown of Let op, dat materiaal is enorm brandbaar!
zijn
to be
dat
that (het-words)
het materiaal
the material
letten op
to pay attention to
enorm
enormous
brandbaar
flammable
Questions & Answers about Let op, dat materiaal is enorm brandbaar!
How is the adjective brandbaar formed here?
It is formed by taking the stem of the verb branden (to burn) and adding the suffix -baar. This suffix is the Dutch equivalent of the English '-able' or '-ible', indicating that something has the potential or capability to undergo the action. So, brandbaar literally means 'burnable' or 'flammable'.
Why is the word spelled brandbaar and not brandtbaar?
Suffixes like -baar attach directly to the raw verb stem. The stem of branden is brand. Even though you often see brandt in present tense conjugations, you never use that conjugated form when deriving a new adjective with the -baar suffix.
Why doesn't enorm get an -e ending to become enorme brandbaar?
In this sentence, enorm (enormously) is functioning as an adverb modifying the adjective brandbaar, not as an adjective modifying a noun. In Dutch, when a word is used as an adverb of degree to describe another adjective, it does not take an -e ending.
The English translation says 'Watch out'. Which verb is Let op coming from?
It comes from the separable verb opletten (to pay attention or watch out). Because this is an imperative (a command), the verb stem let moves to the front of the clause, and the separable prefix op gets placed after it.
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