Breakdown of Elke kras in de groef maakt de plaat des te unieker.
in
in
maken
to make
elk
each, every
uniek
unique
de kras
the scratch
des te
the (proportion)
de plaat
the record (vinyl)
de groef
the groove
Questions & Answers about Elke kras in de groef maakt de plaat des te unieker.
How does des te work with unieker in this sentence?
The phrase des te translates to "all the more" or "even more" here. It is used right before a comparative adjective (unieker) to emphasize that the specific condition mentioned (the scratch) increases the degree of that adjective.
Why does Dutch use unieker instead of meer uniek like the English "more unique"?
Dutch strongly prefers adding -er to form comparative adjectives, even for longer or borrowed words where English would switch to "more". While you might occasionally hear meer uniek, using the -er suffix is considered much more natural and standard in Dutch.
Why do we say Elke kras instead of Elk kras?
Because kras (scratch) is a de-word (de kras). The word elk (each or every) gets an -e ending when placed before de-words. If we used a het-word, such as the diminutive het krasje, it would be elk krasje.
Why does des te unieker go at the very end of the sentence?
Here, des te unieker describes the new state of the direct object (de plaat) caused by the verb (maakt). In Dutch main clauses, this type of descriptive phrase is placed after the direct object, naturally landing at the end of the sentence.
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