Breakdown of Die weelderige exotische bloem zal wel heerlijk ruiken.
de bloem
flower
die
that / those (de-words and plurals)
zullen
shall / will
wel
indeed, surely (contrastive particle)
heerlijk
delicious, lovely
ruiken
to smell
weelderig
lush
exotisch
exotic
Questions & Answers about Die weelderige exotische bloem zal wel heerlijk ruiken.
Why does weelderige come before exotische here?
In Dutch, subjective opinions and general descriptions usually come before objective traits. Weelderige (lush) is a subjective description of the flower, while exotische (exotic) is an objective classification of its origin. That is why the subjective word goes first.
Why do both weelderige and exotische end in -e?
Bloem is a de-word. Because it is introduced by the specific demonstrative pronoun die, all adjectives placed directly in front of the noun must get the standard -e ending.
What role does wel play in the phrase zal wel?
On its own, zal indicates the future tense (will). However, combining it with the particle wel changes the meaning from a definite future event to a strong assumption or probability. Together, zal wel translates to will probably, must, or I expect it will.
Why doesn't heerlijk get an -e ending like the other descriptive words?
Because heerlijk (wonderful) functions as an adverb here. It describes the verb ruiken (how the flower smells), rather than directly modifying the noun bloem. In Dutch, adverbs do not take an -e ending.
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