Breakdown of Je kunt elke vierkante pixel goed zien.
zien
to see
kunnen
can
goed
good
je
you (unstressed form of jij)
elk
each, every
vierkant
square
de pixel
the pixel
Questions & Answers about Je kunt elke vierkante pixel goed zien.
Why do we use elke instead of elk here?
Pixel is a de word (de pixel). When modifying a de word, the determiner elk gets an -e added to it. If it were a het word, you would just use elk (for example, elk scherm).
Why does vierkant just get an -e without any other spelling changes, unlike some other adjectives?
The base adjective is vierkant (square). When we add the adjectival -e to make vierkante, the spelling of the root stays the same. Unlike words ending in a single consonant after a long vowel (where you drop a vowel, like groot becoming grote), vierkant ends in two consonants (-nt), so the spelling rules don't require any shifts to maintain the correct pronunciation.
Is it also correct to say Je kan instead of Je kunt?
Yes! For the pronoun je (or jij), both kan and kunt are completely correct. Je kan is slightly more informal and very common in spoken Dutch, while je kunt is standard in both writing and speech.
Why is the word order goed zien at the end, rather than putting goed right after the first verb?
Because zien is the second verb in the sentence (an infinitive completing the modal verb kunt), it must go at the very end. The adverb goed (well) strongly modifies zien, so it stays right next to it. This structural rule pushes the direct object (elke vierkante pixel) to the middle of the sentence.
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