Breakdown of Het is bloedheet, desondanks raakt hij niet uitgedroogd.
zijn
to be
hij
he / it (referring to a 'de'-word)
niet
not
het
it
desondanks
nevertheless
bloedheet
boiling hot
raken
to get / to become (state change)
uitgedroogd
dehydrated
Questions & Answers about Het is bloedheet, desondanks raakt hij niet uitgedroogd.
Why does the sentence use raakt instead of wordt for "gets"?
Both worden and raken can translate to "to get" or "to become". However, the combination of raken with a past participle emphasizes an involuntary, accidental, or gradual transition into a new state, such as getting dehydrated, lost, or injured. Worden is more neutral and is often used to form standard passive sentences.
Why is the word order raakt hij and not hij raakt in the second clause?
The word desondanks (nevertheless) is an adverb. By placing it at the start of the second clause, it takes up the first position. To maintain standard Dutch verb-second (V2) word order, the verb raakt must come immediately after it, pushing the subject hij into the third position.
Where does the word bloedheet come from?
It literally translates to "blood hot". Dutch frequently creates compound adjectives by attaching a noun to intensify the adjective, similar to "ice cold" or "pitch black" in English.
Why does the past participle uitgedroogd have ge in the middle?
The infinitive is uitdrogen (to dry out or dehydrate), which is a separable verb. When forming the past participle of a separable verb, the ge- prefix is always placed between the separable part (uit) and the verb stem (droogd).
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