"Wat is het zwaarste dier?"

Translation: What is the heaviest animal?

[Rekty]

Yo mama.

[AnUnicorn]

Dat zei ik!

[MattCorcor]

The blue whale

[DaleGAbersold]

QI klaxons

[MattCorcor]

waarom?

[DaleGAbersold]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cforgtz2WYo

[michisjourdi]

Het zwaarste dier is de blauwe vinvis.

[MentalPinball]

Vinvis? Walvis...

[Olga451165]

Where are the grammar notes under class?? I feel like I'm missing something. Are they available for mobile version?

[Rekty]

In the class Adj. 3, which covers comparatives and superlatives: https://www.duolingo.com/skill/dn/Comparative-and-Superlative

Those are only visible in the desktop version.

"DE TRAPPEN VAN VERGELIJKING

The "steps of comparison", as they are referred to in Dutch, are used to turn an adjective (good) into a comparative (better) or a superlative (best). These are formed by adding suffixes to the adjective, much like in English. This process is mostly regular, with a few important exceptions. (...)

[leengteacher]

Why not 'de zwaarste'?

[Rekty]

Because it is het dier.

[leengteacher]

Ok, thank you for your answer. But still, I can't understand this combination, "het zwaarste" with an "e" in the end. I thought the combination would be "het zwaarst"...

[Rekty]

It's a specific situation where the gender is not considered. Reread the grammar notes under the class, it will explain you that.

[StudentTaal1]

Why is the sentence beginning with "Wat" instead of "Welke"?

[Rekty]

In english: What is the heaviest animal -> What is the heaviest animal in dutch.