Word
Dat perkament is extreem kwetsbaar.
Meaning
That parchment is extremely fragile.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Dat perkament is extreem kwetsbaar.
zijn
to be
dat
that (het-words)
extreem
extreme
het perkament
the parchment
Questions & Answers about Dat perkament is extreem kwetsbaar.
Why is it Dat perkament and not Die perkament?
Perkament (parchment) is a neuter noun, meaning it takes the definite article het. When pointing out a specific het-word, you must use the demonstrative pronouns dit (this) or dat (that). You only use deze or die for de-words or plural nouns.
Why doesn't extreem have an -e at the end here?
In this sentence, extreem functions as an adverb modifying the adjective kwetsbaar (it translates to extremely fragile, not just extreme). In Dutch, adverbs never take the inflected -e ending.
Can kwetsbaar be used for emotional vulnerability, or just physical fragility?
It is used for both! While it means physically fragile in the context of parchment, kwetsbaar is the standard Dutch word for "vulnerable." You can use it to describe a person's feelings, a fragile ecosystem, or even a weak spot in a computer network.
How does a simple sentence like this relate to the lesson's focus on opdat (so that)?