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Questions & Answers about Wiskunde is belangrijk.
What does Wiskunde mean?
Wiskunde means mathematics (or math). It refers to the academic subject or field of study.
Why is there no article before Wiskunde?
In Dutch, when you talk about school subjects or fields in a general sense, you typically omit the article. So you say Wiskunde is belangrijk rather than De wiskunde is belangrijk, just like in English you say Math is important instead of The math is important.
Why doesn’t belangrijk get an -e at the end?
Because belangrijk is used predicatively (after the verb zijn), so adjectives remain in their basic form. If you place the adjective before a noun (attributive position), it would take an -e, for example een belangrijk vak.
What tense and form is is?
is is the present-tense, third-person singular form of the verb zijn (to be). It links the subject Wiskunde to the predicate belangrijk.
Why is is in second position in the sentence?
Dutch follows the verb-second (V2) word order in main clauses. The finite verb (is) must appear in the second slot, immediately after the first element (here Wiskunde).
How do you pronounce Wiskunde is belangrijk?
IPA: /ˈʋɪs.kʏn.də ɪs bəˈlɑŋ.kryɣ/
Approximate respelling: VIS-kuhn-duh is buh-LAHNG-krykh
Stress falls on the first syllable of Wiskunde and on the second syllable of belangrijk.
How can I say “Math is very important” in Dutch?
Use an intensifier like erg, heel, or zeer before belangrijk:
• Wiskunde is erg belangrijk
• Wiskunde is heel belangrijk
• Wiskunde is zeer belangrijk