Breakdown of Elke miskoop belandde achterin de kast.
de kast
the cabinet / the closet
elk
each, every
achterin
in the back
de miskoop
the bad buy
belanden
to end up
Questions & Answers about Elke miskoop belandde achterin de kast.
Can I use the prefix mis- in other words the same way it is used in miskoop?
Yes, the prefix mis- is very common in Dutch to indicate that something is wrong, bad, or failed. Just like miskoop (a bad buy or purchase), you will see it in words like misverstand (misunderstanding), misstap (misstep), and misbruik (abuse or misuse).
Why is the past tense verb belandde spelled with a double 'd'?
This follows the standard rule for regular past tense verbs. The infinitive is belanden (to end up). To get the simple past tense, you take the stem (beland) and add -de because the letter 'd' is not in the 't kofschip consonants. Beland + -de gives you belandde.
What is the exact difference between achter de kast and achterin de kast?
Achter de kast means "behind the closet" (physically outside of it). Adding -in changes the meaning to "in the back of". So achterin de kast means the item is physically inside the closet, but pushed all the way to the back. Note that you will also often see this written as two separate words: achter in de kast.
Why is it Elke with an 'e' at the end, rather than just Elk?
Because miskoop is a de-word (coming from de koop). The word elk (each/every) gets an -e ending before all singular de-words (elke miskoop). It only remains elk without the 'e' when it comes before a singular het-word, like elk huis.
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