Word
Die kras is echter geen aanvaardbare slijtage.
Meaning
That scratch, however, is not acceptable wear and tear.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Die kras is echter geen aanvaardbare slijtage.
zijn
to be
geen
no / not any
die
that / those (de-words and plurals)
echter
however
Questions & Answers about Die kras is echter geen aanvaardbare slijtage.
Why is echter placed in the middle of the sentence instead of at the beginning like in English?
In Dutch, echter (however) is an adverb. While you can technically start a sentence with it (which would trigger inversion: Echter is die kras...), it is much more natural and common to place it in the middle field of the sentence. Here, it sits right after the finite verb (is) to provide a strong contrast to whatever was just mentioned.
How does this sentence connect to the lesson's topic of afgezien van (apart from)?
This sentence serves as the counter-point in a topic-bracketing structure. You would use afgezien van in a previous sentence to acknowledge a minor exception (e.g., "Apart from the missing manual, the device is fine."). Then, this sentence uses echter (however) to introduce a flaw that cannot be brushed aside, bringing the focus back to your main argument.
Why does aanvaardbare get an -e at the end here?
Slijtage is a de-word (de slijtage). Adjectives placed directly before a noun almost always get an -e ending. The only time you drop the -e is for singular het-words preceded by an indefinite word like een or geen. Since slijtage is a de-word, the adjective keeps the -e even after geen.
How is the adjective formed?