Word
De student is klaar en hij ziet de docent.
Meaning
The student is ready and he sees the teacher.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of De student is klaar en hij ziet de docent.
zijn
to be
hij
he / it (referring to a 'de'-word)
de student
the student
de docent
the teacher
Questions & Answers about De student is klaar en hij ziet de docent.
Why is the word order after en exactly the same as in English?
The word en (and) simply glues two regular sentences together. In basic Dutch word order, the verb is the second piece of information. So, just like the first half, the second part follows the Subject-Verb-Object rule: the subject (hij) comes first, the verb (ziet) is second, and the object (de docent) is last.
Does klaar mean ready or finished?
It can mean both! Depending on the situation, klaar translates to either ready or finished. The student in this sentence could be ready for class to begin, or finished with an exam.
Why is it ziet and not zien?
The full dictionary form of the verb is zien (to see). When the subject is hij (he), you take the base of the verb, which is zie, and add a t to the end to get ziet.
Do I need to say hij if we already know we are talking about the student?
You do not strictly need it. Just like in English, when the exact same person does both things, you can leave out the second subject. Saying De student is klaar en ziet de docent is perfectly correct.