Benadrukte

Benadrukte is a Dutch term derived from the verb benadrukken, meaning to emphasize or highlight. It is commonly used in written Dutch to describe something that has received extra focus or prominence. The form benadrukte is the simple past tense (and can function as an attributive adjective when placed before a noun, as in de benadrukte punten). The corresponding past participle is benadrukt.

In practice, the word appears in sentences such as: Zij benadrukte de belangrijkste punten. Here, the emphasis is on what was highlighted or given special attention. The term is primarily a grammatical and stylistic label rather than a specialized typographic instruction.

In typography, emphasis on text is usually achieved with formatting rather than the word itself. Dutch terminology for typographic emphasis tends to use vetgedrukt (bold) or cursief (italic), or onderstreept (underlined) for underlining. Nonetheless, in narrative or descriptive writing, schrijvers may describe a passage as benadrukt to convey that certain elements are meant to stand out.

In linguistics and discourse analysis, benadrukking refers to emphasis or focus, which can be lexical, syntactic, or prosodic. This may involve changes in word order, intonation, or emphasis markers to indicate the intended importance of specific parts of a message. Overall, benadrukte functions as a versatile term for marking emphasis across grammar, rhetoric, and description.