Breakdown of Ze komen uit de school.
komen
to come
uit
out of / from
de school
the school
ze
they; she (unstressed form of zij) / them (object)
Questions & Answers about Ze komen uit de school.
How can you tell that Ze means "they" and not "she" in this sentence?
You have to look at the verb! The verb komen is in the plural form. If the sentence was about one female person ("she"), it would use the singular verb form: Ze komt uit de school.
Why do we use uit instead of van for "from" here?
The preposition uit specifically means "out of" or "from the inside of". Because a school is a physical building that the people were inside, you use uit to describe them leaving it.
If they were walking TO the school, which preposition from this lesson would I use?
You would use naar, which is the standard preposition for moving toward a destination. For example: Ze gaan naar de school (They are going to the school).
In English we often just say "They come out of school" without the word "the". Do I have to include de in Dutch?
Yes. English often drops the word "the" for institutions like school, prison, or church. Dutch is much stricter and usually keeps the article, so you must say de school.