Het verhaal is kort en heel mooi.

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Breakdown of Het verhaal is kort en heel mooi.

• heel: very
• mooi: beautiful
• en: and

Questions & Answers about Het verhaal is kort en heel mooi.

Why is it 'Het verhaal' and not 'De verhaal' in Dutch?

In Dutch, verhaal is a neuter noun, so it takes the article het. Many nouns that refer to inanimate objects or abstract concepts are neuter words, which explains why we say het verhaal rather than de verhaal.

What does kort mean exactly in this context?

Kort means short, generally referring to length or duration. In the context of a story, it indicates that the story itself is not very long. It does not refer to physical size in Dutch; for physical size, you might use other words like klein (small).

Why do we use heel before mooi? Could we use other words like erg or zeer?

In Dutch, heel, erg, and zeer can all mean very. They’re often interchangeable, but heel is the most common in everyday speech. Saying Het verhaal is kort en erg mooi or Het verhaal is kort en zeer mooi is perfectly fine, though heel has a slightly more colloquial feel.

Is there a difference between saying 'Het verhaal is kort en heel mooi' and 'Het korte en heel mooie verhaal'?