Questions & Answers about Ik blijf vanavond lekker thuis.
Why is it blijf and not blijven?
Because ik takes the first-person singular form of the verb.
The infinitive is blijven = to stay / to remain.
Its present-tense forms are:
- ik blijf
- jij blijft
- hij/zij blijft
- wij blijven
- jullie blijven
- zij blijven
So in Ik blijf vanavond lekker thuis, blijf means I stay / I’m staying.
What does lekker mean here? It doesn’t mean tasty, right?
Right. In this sentence, lekker does not mean tasty/delicious.
Dutch uses lekker very broadly. Here it means something like:
- nicely
- pleasantly
- comfortably
- cozily
- just nice and relaxed
So Ik blijf vanavond lekker thuis suggests more than just I’m staying home tonight. It has the feeling of:
- I’m staying home tonight, nice and cozy
- I’m staying home tonight and taking it easy
- I’m happily staying in tonight
This is a very common Dutch use of lekker.