{"id":4788,"date":"2016-12-30T20:57:27","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T20:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=4788"},"modified":"2017-01-13T10:46:30","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T10:46:30","slug":"versterkende-bijvoeglijke-naamwoorden-pebbles-and-cats-are-super","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/versterkende-bijvoeglijke-naamwoorden-pebbles-and-cats-are-super\/","title":{"rendered":"Versterkende bijvoeglijke naamwoorden – pebbles and cats are super!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, we looked at t<\/a><\/em>rappen van vergelijking\u00a0<\/em>(degrees of comparison). They allow you to show that a thing is nice, very nice or the nicest. But there is another way to differentiate between nice things and very nice things – with\u00a0versterkende bijvoeglijke naamwoorden\u00a0<\/em>(“strengthening adjectives”). They do not have degrees of comparison, and so they only exist in the\u00a0stellende trap\u00a0<\/em>(positive).<\/p>\n

There are many such words, also some that directly oppose each other:\u00a0doodziek\u00a0<\/em>–\u00a0kerngezond\u00a0<\/em>(deathly sick – “core healthy”);\u00a0loodzwaar – vederlicht\u00a0<\/em>(heavy as lead – featherlight);\u00a0springlevend – morsdood\u00a0<\/em>(“jumpingly alive” – “completely dead”).\u00a0Mors\u00a0<\/em>in\u00a0morsdood\u00a0<\/em>originates in old\u00a0Nederduits\u00a0<\/em>(Low German), in which it means “completely, suddenly”. If you want to have a better overview and see more such words, there is a a little test – can you complete it<\/a>?\u00a0 The website also has the answers to the test here<\/a>. If you don’t want to do the test, but just have a better overview of the\u00a0versterkende bijvoeglijke naamwoorden <\/em>that exist, you can go directly to the answers, of course.<\/p>\n

Here are some with pictures!<\/p>\n

Keileuk!<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Keileuk! (“As fun as a pebble!”)<\/p><\/div>\n

Versterkende bijvoeglijke naamwoorden\u00a0<\/em>take a word and add it in front of the adjective to give it a stronger meaning. For example\u00a0keileuk<\/em>, which just means\u00a0very fun<\/em>.\u00a0Kei-\u00a0<\/em>is a one such\u00a0versterking\u00a0<\/em>(strengthening) of an adjective that is used not just for\u00a0leuk<\/em>, but also for\u00a0goed<\/em>\u00a0(good),\u00a0gaaf\u00a0<\/em>(cool) and many others. It is mostly just how people use it!<\/p>\n

Superheet!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Superheet! (Super hot!)<\/p><\/div>\n

Another word used a lot as\u00a0versterking\u00a0<\/em>is\u00a0super<\/em>:\u00a0superleuk<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>(super fun),\u00a0superaardig\u00a0<\/em>(super nice),\u00a0superveel\u00a0<\/em>(super much)\u00a0superlief\u00a0<\/em>(super sweet), etcetera!<\/p>\n

Peperduur!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Peperduur! (As expensive as pepper!)<\/p><\/div>\n

There are also some versterkingen\u00a0<\/em>that are used with one specific adjective. For example\u00a0peperduur\u00a0<\/em>(as expensive as pepper, meaning very<\/span> expensive). This one originates in the old days when pepper was still very expensive, and so if something was as expensive as pepper, it was\u00a0very<\/span> expensive.<\/p>\n

Poeslief!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Poeslief! (as sweet as a cat!)<\/p><\/div>\n

Another one is\u00a0poeslief<\/em>, if somebody does something very\u00a0lief\u00a0<\/em>(sweet) or just is very\u00a0lief<\/em>, that is\u00a0poeslief<\/em>!<\/p>\n

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Let me know whether and, if so, how you did in the test! I have a little challenge for you: If you could create a\u00a0versterkend bijvoeglijk naamwoord<\/em>, what would it be, and why? Let me know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Last week, we looked at trappen van vergelijking\u00a0(degrees of comparison). They allow you to show that a thing is nice, very nice or the nicest. But there is another way to differentiate between nice things and very nice things – with\u00a0versterkende bijvoeglijke naamwoorden\u00a0(“strengthening adjectives”). They do not have degrees of comparison, and so they only…<\/p>\n

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