Breakdown of Zijn woordenschat wordt steeds groter.
groot
big
zijn
his
worden
to become
steeds
again and again, constantly / still (in 'nog steeds')
de woordenschat
the vocabulary
Questions & Answers about Zijn woordenschat wordt steeds groter.
How does steeds groter translate to "bigger and bigger"? Doesn't steeds mean "always"?
While steeds often means "always," combining it with a comparative adjective like groter changes the meaning to "increasingly" or a continuing trend. Therefore, steeds groter is the natural Dutch way to express "bigger and bigger."
Why is the simple present tense wordt used instead of a continuous form for "is becoming"?
What are the parts that make up the word woordenschat?
It is a compound of woorden (words) and schat (treasure). Literally meaning a "treasure of words," it is the standard and most common Dutch term for "vocabulary."
Why does groter only have one "o" when the base adjective is groot?
This is due to Dutch spelling rules regarding open and closed syllables. When you add the comparative -er ending to groot, the word splits into syllables as gro-ter. Because the "o" is now at the end of a syllable (an open syllable), a single "o" is enough to maintain the long vowel sound.
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