Breakdown of Zelden heb ik zo'n intense achtbaan ervaren.
ik
I
hebben
to have
zelden
rarely
de achtbaan
the rollercoaster
Questions & Answers about Zelden heb ik zo'n intense achtbaan ervaren.
Why is the verb heb placed before the subject ik in this sentence?
What exactly is the word zo'n?
It is a very common contraction of zo een, meaning 'such a'. In Dutch, you will almost always see and hear zo'n rather than the full two words, even in written text.
Why does the adjective intense get an -e ending after an indefinite article like zo'n?
Even though zo'n contains the indefinite article een, the noun achtbaan is a de word (de achtbaan). Adjectives before de words always get the -e ending. You only drop the -e ending when an adjective comes before a het word with an indefinite article.
Why doesn't the past participle ervaren have a ge- prefix?