Breakdown of Verschillende architecten werken aan het eigentijdse ontwerp.
werken
to work
het
it
aan
on / at (attached to, edge)
verschillende
various, several
de architect
the architect
het ontwerp
the design
eigentijds
contemporary
Questions & Answers about Verschillende architecten werken aan het eigentijdse ontwerp.
Does verschillende mean "different" or "several" here?
In this context, it translates to "several". When used before a plural noun without an article, verschillende usually acts as a quantifier meaning "several" or "various". If it followed a definite article (like de verschillende architecten), it would emphasize "the different" or "the distinct" architects.
Why do we use the preposition aan in werken aan instead of op for "working on"?
In Dutch, the fixed preposition for "working on" a project, task, or design is werken aan. You only use werken op when referring to the physical location where you are standing or sitting, such as werken op het dak (working on the roof).
What is the literal meaning of the word eigentijdse?
It is formed from eigen (own) and tijd (time), with an -s- linking sound. Literally meaning "of its own time", it is the standard Dutch word for "contemporary" or "modern".
Since ontwerp is a het-word, why does eigentijdse get an -e ending?
Adjectives before het-words only drop the -e ending when they are indefinite (used with een, geen, or no article). Because this sentence uses the definite article het, forming het eigentijdse ontwerp, the adjective takes the standard -e suffix.
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