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De kleding is erg vies.

De kleding is erg vies.
The clothing is very dirty.
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Breakdown of De kleding is erg vies.

zijn
to be
de kleding
the clothing
erg
very
vies
dirty

Questions & Answers about De kleding is erg vies.

Is there a difference between kleding and kleren in Dutch?
In most contexts, kleding and kleren both refer to clothes. Kleding is a more general or collective term for clothing, while kleren often suggests individual items of clothing. However, in everyday speech, both are common and interchangeable in many situations.
Why is it de kleding instead of het kleding?
In Dutch, every noun has a grammatical gender (masculine/feminine or neuter). Kleding is a de-word (masculine/feminine). There is no specific logical rule for why it must be de, but it’s a matter of memorizing the gender of each noun.
How is kleding pronounced?
Kleding is pronounced something like KLAY-ding. The -ing at the end is softer than the English -ing. It’s more of an /ɪŋ/ sound than /ɪŋk/.
What does erg vies mean?
Erg means very, really, or extremely, and vies means dirty. So erg vies translates to very dirty. The entire sentence means: The clothes are very dirty.
Can I replace erg with other words to convey different intensities?
Yes! Instead of erg, you could use heel (heel vies), meaning very dirty as well, or behoorlijk (behoorlijk vies), meaning quite dirty. Each intensifier gives a slightly different emphasis in Dutch.

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