Breakdown of De leegte van het magazijn valt op.
van
from (possession, starting point) / made of
het magazijn
the warehouse
opvallen
to stand out / to be noticeable
de leegte
the emptiness / the void
Questions & Answers about De leegte van het magazijn valt op.
How is the word leegte formed, and does its vowel change like in lengte?
Leegte (emptiness) is formed by adding the suffix -te to the adjective leeg (empty). Unlike lang (which changes its vowel to become lengte), leeg doesn't undergo any vowel or spelling changes. You just add -te directly to the base adjective.
Is there a rule for whether derived words ending in -te take de or het?
Yes! When you create a noun from an adjective by adding the -te suffix to indicate a property or dimension (like de leegte, de lengte, de diepte), the resulting noun is always a de word.
Doesn't magazijn mean "magazine" in English?
No, magazijn is a classic false friend. In Dutch, it means "warehouse", "storehouse", or "depot" (referring to a physical storage space). If you want to talk about a glossy magazine that you read, the correct word is tijdschrift.
Why are valt and op separated at the end of the sentence?
They belong to the separable verb opvallen, which means "to stand out" or "to catch the eye". Because this sentence is a standard main clause, the conjugated verb part (valt) sits in the second position, while the separable prefix (op) is kicked to the very end of the sentence.
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