Breakdown of Deze soep is waterig en veruit de allerslechtste.
zijn
to be
en
and
de soep
the soup
deze
this / these
slecht
bad
veruit
by far
waterig
watery
Questions & Answers about Deze soep is waterig en veruit de allerslechtste.
The lesson is about the suffix -erig. Why is the word here waterig rather than watererig?
The suffix -erig is usually added to nouns or verbs to mean 'somewhat like' or 'prone to'. However, if the base word already ends in -er (like water), Dutch just adds -ig to avoid the clumsy double sound of 'water-erig'. This creates waterig (watery or too thin).
What does the prefix aller- add to slechtste?
slechtste already means 'worst' (the superlative of slecht). Adding aller- intensifies it, translating to 'the very worst' or 'the worst of all'. You can attach aller- to almost any superlative in Dutch for dramatic emphasis, such as de allermooiste (the very most beautiful).
How is veruit used in this sentence?
veruit translates to 'by far'. It is very commonly paired with superlatives to emphasize that there is no close second place. Just like in English, you place it right before the superlative phrase: veruit de allerslechtste (by far the very worst).
Why does allerslechtste end in an -e but waterig does not?
waterig is a predicative adjective here (it comes after the verb is to describe the soup), so it gets no ending. In contrast, de allerslechtste functions as a noun phrase referring back to the soup ('the very worst one'). Because it is preceded by the definite article de, the adjective takes the standard -e ending.
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