Emphasis and Focus
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Vocabulário
- de nadruk leggen opto emphasize
- het is ... die/datit is ... who/that (cleft)
- wat ... is datwhat...is that (pseudo-cl.)
- benadrukkento stress / underline
- juistprecisely / exactly
- uitgerekendof all things / of all people
- vooropstellento put forward / prioritize
- met namein particular / especially
- des te meerall the more
- het gaat erom datthe point is that
Dutch uses several structures to emphasize and focus on specific elements in a sentence. At C1 level, mastering these patterns adds sophistication to your speech and writing.
Cleft sentences (splitszinnen):
- Het is de minister die verantwoordelijk is. (It is the minister who is responsible.)
- Het was gisteren dat we het hoorden. (It was yesterday that we heard it.)
Pseudo-cleft sentences:
- Wat mij opvalt, is dat niemand reageert. (What strikes me is that nobody responds.)
- Wat we nodig hebben, is meer tijd. (What we need is more time.)
Topic-comment fronting: Dutch allows moving elements to the front for emphasis. The verb stays in second position (V2 rule):
- Dat boek heb ik al gelezen. (That book, I have already read.)
- Juist daarom moeten we handelen. (Precisely for that reason we must act.)
Intensifiers: Words like juist (precisely), uitgerekend (of all things), met name (especially), and des te meer (all the more) add emphasis without changing sentence structure.
Expressões
- Het is juist dit punt dat telt.It is precisely this point that matters.
- Wat ik wil zeggen, is dat...What I want to say is that...
- Het gaat er niet om dat...The point is not that...
- Met name de jongeren worden geraakt.Especially young people are affected.
- Des te meer reden om te handelen.All the more reason to act.
- Uitgerekend vandaag regent het.Of all days, it rains today.
Erros frequentes
Het is de minister who verantwoordelijk is.Het is de minister die verantwoordelijk is.Dutch cleft sentences use die/dat, not English who/that.
Wat mij opvalt is dat...Wat mij opvalt, is dat...A comma is required before is in pseudo-cleft sentences.
Dat boek ik heb al gelezen.Dat boek heb ik al gelezen.After fronting, the verb must stay in second position (V2 rule).
Het is juist dit punt wat telt.Het is juist dit punt dat telt.After het/dit/dat, use dat (not wat) in cleft sentences.
Des meer reden om te handelen.Des te meer reden om te handelen.The correct form is des te meer, not des meer.
Quiz rápido
Pergunta 1 de 5
Como se diz «precisely / exactly» em holandês?
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