Breakdown of Is het pikante gerecht dan evenmin lekker?
zijn
to be
lekker
tasty / nicely / pleasantly
dan
then
het gerecht
the dish (food)
Questions & Answers about Is het pikante gerecht dan evenmin lekker?
Can I use ook niet instead of evenmin in this sentence?
Yes, evenmin means the exact same thing as ook niet (not either / neither). Saying Is het pikante gerecht dan ook niet lekker? is perfectly natural and actually more common in everyday spoken Dutch. Evenmin is slightly more formal. text
Why does evenmin come near the end instead of at the beginning like 'Neither' often does in English?
In Dutch, evenmin functions as an adverb, so it follows standard adverb placement rules, sitting just before the adjective it modifies (lekker). In a yes/no question like this, it naturally follows the subject and short particles like dan.
What does dan add to the meaning here?
Here, dan is a logical particle meaning 'then' or 'in that case'. It shows the question is a reaction to a previous statement. For example, if someone just complained that the mild dish was terrible, you use dan to ask if the spicy dish is bad 'then'.
Quick refresher: Why does pikante get an -e ending if gerecht is a neuter (het) word?