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combination hoe...hoe...can also be part of one sentence, and then it<br />

means more and more. Example:<br />

Karin wordt hoe lang<strong>er</strong> hoe mooi<strong>er</strong>.<br />

Karin becomes more and more beautiful.<br />

The adjective aft<strong>er</strong> indefinite pronouns<br />

Aft<strong>er</strong> an indefinite pronoun, the adjective always ends in -s. Examples:<br />

Erik: Is <strong>er</strong> vandaag iets leuks op Sanne: Nee, <strong>er</strong> is niets leuks.<br />

teevee? No, th<strong>er</strong>e is nothing nice.<br />

Is th<strong>er</strong>e something nice on<br />

TV today?<br />

Erik: Hebben we veel lekk<strong>er</strong>s Sanne: Nee, we hebben weinig<br />

in huis? lekk<strong>er</strong>s in huis.<br />

Do we have a lot of snacks No, we have only a few<br />

in the house? snacks.<br />

Erik: Heb je genoeg warms bij je? Sanne: Ik heb all<strong>er</strong>lei warms bij me.<br />

Do you have enough warm I have all sorts of warm<br />

things with you? things with me.<br />

Erik: Ik heb zoiets moois gezien! Sanne: Wat voor moois heb je dan<br />

gezien?<br />

I saw something so beautiful! What beautiful thing did<br />

you see?<br />

Aft<strong>er</strong> iets, niets, wat, wat voor, veel, weinig, me<strong>er</strong>, mind<strong>er</strong>, genoeg, voldoende,<br />

zoiets, and all<strong>er</strong>lei, the adjective ends in -s. With iets and niets and wat,<br />

this can also be an adjective in the comparative. Examples:<br />

Sanne: Deze wasmachine is duur. Ik wil liev<strong>er</strong> iets goedkop<strong>er</strong>s.<br />

This washing machine is expensive. I would pref<strong>er</strong> something<br />

cheap<strong>er</strong>.<br />

Pet<strong>er</strong>: Er is niets lekk<strong>er</strong>d<strong>er</strong>s dan een grote biefstuk met knoflookbot<strong>er</strong>.<br />

Th<strong>er</strong>e is nothing tasti<strong>er</strong> than a big steak with garlic butt<strong>er</strong>.<br />

Karin: Nou, ik heb liev<strong>er</strong> wat klein<strong>er</strong>s.<br />

Well, I’d pref<strong>er</strong> something small<strong>er</strong>.<br />

Ex<strong>er</strong>cise 4.1<br />

Ent<strong>er</strong> the correct form of the adjective.<br />

1 De slaapkam<strong>er</strong> van Erik en Sanne is 24 vi<strong>er</strong>kante met<strong>er</strong>. Die van Pet<strong>er</strong><br />

is 21. En die van Karin 16. De kam<strong>er</strong> van Pet<strong>er</strong> is ______ dan die van<br />

The<br />

adjective<br />

aft<strong>er</strong><br />

indefinite<br />

pronouns<br />

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