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Questions & Answers about Het risico is groot.
Why is the definite article het used before risico?
Because risico is a neuter noun in Dutch. Neuter nouns take het instead of de, so you say het risico.
Why doesn’t the adjective groot have an -e ending in het risico is groot?
After a linking verb like is, the adjective is in predicative position and remains uninflected. You say is groot, not is grote.
How would the adjective change if it were attributive (before the noun)?
In attributive position (directly before the noun) the adjective takes -e with a definite article: het grote risico.
If I want to say “a big risk,” how would that work with an indefinite article?
Use een groot risico. With a neuter noun and een, adjectives do not get -e in Dutch indefinite constructions.
What’s the difference between groot risico and hoog risico?
groot risico literally means large risk and is used generally. hoog risico (“high risk”) often emphasizes the probability or severity. Both are correct, but context determines which sounds more natural.
Why isn’t there an er as in er is een groot risico?
Er is used in existential sentences to introduce something new (“there is/are”). Here the risk is already defined, so you talk about the risk: het risico is groot.
How do I turn Het risico is groot into a yes/no question?
Invert subject and verb: Is het risico groot?
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