Breakdown of Afgezien van een klein gebrek in de keuken is alles perfect.
zijn
to be
een
a/an
klein
small
in
in
de keuken
the kitchen
alles
everything
perfect
perfect
afgezien van
apart from
het gebrek
defect
Questions & Answers about Afgezien van een klein gebrek in de keuken is alles perfect.
How does the phrase afgezien van affect the word order in this sentence?
Afgezien van (apart from) introduces a phrase that takes up the entire first position in the sentence. Because Dutch uses verb-second word order, this long introductory phrase pushes the verb is in front of the subject alles, causing inversion.
Why is there no -e on the end of klein?
Gebrek (defect or flaw) is a neuter noun (het gebrek). When a neuter noun is introduced by een (a), the adjective before it doesn't get the usual -e ending. If it were a specific defect, it would be het kleine gebrek.
Could I use behalve instead of afgezien van here?
You could use behalve, but afgezien van is especially good for setting aside a specific exception before giving a final judgment. It translates closely to "disregarding" or "looking past," which perfectly fits concluding that everything else is perfect.
What verb does afgezien come from?
It comes from the separable verb afzien van (to renounce or give up on). However, in this sentence, the past participle afgezien combined with van acts as a fixed prepositional phrase. You just place it right before the noun phrase you want to exclude.
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