Breakdown of De hype schijnt snel viraal te gaan.
snel
fast
gaan
to go / to go off (of an alarm)
te
to (infinitive marker)
schijnen
to seem / be said to (hearsay)
viraal
viral
de hype
the hype
Questions & Answers about De hype schijnt snel viraal te gaan.
How would you rewrite this sentence using a 'dat' clause instead of 'te'?
You would say: Het schijnt dat de hype snel viraal gaat. In this lesson's structure, the subject of the dat-clause (de hype) is 'raised' to become the subject of the main sentence, and the verb (gaat) turns into a te + infinitive construction at the end of the sentence (te gaan).
Why use schijnt here instead of lijkt or blijkt?
Schijnen means 'to seem' or 'to appear' based on hearsay or rumor—what other people are saying. Lijken is based on your own personal observation, and blijken means 'to turn out to be' based on hard evidence. Since a hype heavily involves public chatter and rumors, schijnt is the most natural fit.
Is viraal gaan a direct translation from English?
Yes, viraal gaan (to go viral) is an Anglicism that has been fully adopted into everyday Dutch. It behaves exactly like any other standard Dutch verb phrase, with gaan acting as the main verb.
Why do snel and viraal come before te gaan?
When you use a te + infinitive construction, it always gets pushed to the very end of the clause. Therefore, adverbs like snel (quickly) and adjectives functioning as part of the action like viraal must be placed before it.
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