Breakdown of In die schitterende kleine vijver drijven mooie roze lelies.
klein
small
in
in
mooi
beautiful
die
that / those (de-words and plurals)
roze
pink
schitterend
magnificent
drijven
to float (on liquid / water)
de lelie
the lily
de vijver
the pond
Questions & Answers about In die schitterende kleine vijver drijven mooie roze lelies.
Why is the order schitterende kleine and not kleine schitterende?
In Dutch, just like in English, subjective adjectives (your opinion, like schitterende) generally come before objective adjectives (facts like size, age, or color, such as kleine).
Does the same adjective word order rule apply to mooie roze lelies?
Yes! mooie is a subjective opinion, while roze is an objective fact (color). Therefore, the opinion word is placed first.
Why is the verb drijven placed before the subject mooie roze lelies?
Because the sentence starts with the prepositional phrase In die schitterende kleine vijver. Whenever you start a main clause with anything other than the subject, the verb must stay in the second position, pushing the subject to the other side of the verb (this is called inversion).
Why doesn't roze get an extra -e ending like mooie, schitterende, and kleine do?
Adjectives that already end in an unaccented -e (like roze or oranje) never get an extra -e added to them. They keep their base form no matter what noun they modify.
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