Breakdown of De onbezorgde kinderen zijn druk bezig met spelen op de schommel.
zijn
to be
het kind
the child
met
with
spelen
to play
Questions & Answers about De onbezorgde kinderen zijn druk bezig met spelen op de schommel.
Why is spelen used directly after met here?
In Dutch, a bare infinitive like spelen can act as a verbal noun, similar to an English gerund (playing). Since met is a preposition, it expects a noun, so met spelen literally means 'with playing'.
Could I use the aan het continuous form here instead of bezig met?
Why does onbezorgd get an -e ending to become onbezorgde?
Because it modifies a plural noun (kinderen). Plural nouns always take the definite article de, and any adjective placed right before a de-word gets an -e ending.
Is druk functioning as an adjective or an adverb here?
It acts as an adverb modifying the adjective bezig. While bezig means 'busy' or 'occupied', adding druk intensifies it, translating to 'very busy' or 'actively busy'.