Questions & Answers about Zij koopt sportief ondergoed.
How would I rewrite this sentence to emphasize the underwear using the left dislocation structure from this lesson?
You move the object to the front and follow it with a pointing word (demonstrative pronoun). Because ondergoed is a het-word, you must use dat. The sentence becomes: Sportief ondergoed, dat koopt zij. Notice how the verb koopt and subject zij invert immediately after the pronoun.
If I wanted to emphasize a de-word instead, like kleding (clothing), how would that left dislocation look?
For de-words and all plural nouns, the resumptive pronoun is die. If she were buying sporty clothing, the emphasized version would be: Sportieve kleding, die koopt zij.
Why is the adjective sportief instead of sportieve here?
This is an earlier rule that often trips up advanced learners. Ondergoed is a het-word, and in this sentence, it has no article in front of it because it is uncountable. Whenever a het-word is used with an indefinite article (een) or no article at all, the adjective drops the -e ending.
Can I use ze instead of zij in this sentence?
Yes, ze is the unstressed form and is actually more common in normal conversation. You would use zij here if you are specifically emphasizing that she is the one buying it, perhaps in contrast to someone else.
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