Breakdown of Dit is de meest praktische oplossing.
zijn
to be
dit
this (neuter)
meest
most
de oplossing
the solution
praktisch
practical
Questions & Answers about Dit is de meest praktische oplossing.
Why is it meest praktische instead of praktischste?
In Dutch, the superlative is usually formed by adding -st to the adjective. However, for adjectives ending in -isch (like praktisch or logisch), Dutch uses meest (most) to avoid an awkward sound. So it becomes de meest praktische.
Why do we use Dit is when oplossing is a de-word? Shouldn't it be Deze is?
When you introduce or identify a noun using the verb zijn (to be), you always use the neutral pronoun dit or dat, regardless of the noun's gender. If you were putting the pronoun right next to the noun, you would use deze (deze oplossing is...).
Why does praktische get an -e at the end here?
When an adjective comes before a noun and after a definite article like de, it gets an -e ending. Since oplossing is a de-word, praktisch becomes praktische.
Is there a trick to remembering that oplossing takes de?
Yes! Almost all Dutch nouns that end in the suffix -ing are de-words. These nouns are usually made from verbs, just like oplossing comes from the verb oplossen (to solve).
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