Breakdown of Die trend, die volg ik niet meer.
ik
I
die
that / those (de-words and plurals)
volgen
to follow
niet meer
not anymore / no longer
de trend
the trend
Questions & Answers about Die trend, die volg ik niet meer.
Why is the word die used twice in this sentence?
The first die goes with trend to mean "that trend." The second die is a demonstrative resumptive pronoun, meaning it points back to and repeats the topic. Moving the topic outside the main clause and pointing back to it like this heavily emphasizes it.
Why is the word order volg ik instead of ik volg after the comma?
The left-dislocated topic (Die trend) sits outside the main sentence structure. The second die takes the first position of the actual main clause. Because Dutch is a verb-second language, the verb volg must come exactly in the second position, pushing the subject ik to the third position.
Could I use a regular personal pronoun and say Die trend, hem volg ik niet meer?
No, in this specific construction (Left Dislocation), you must use a demonstrative pronoun to point back to the topic. Because trend is a de-word, we use die. If the topic were a het-word, you would use dat.
Where did the direct object go in the main clause?
The object is exactly what got promoted! Normally you would say Ik volg die trend niet meer. By fronting die trend and repeating it with die, the direct object has been pulled out of the main clause and moved to the very beginning to become the absolute focus of the sentence.
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