Word
We willen graag met jullie samenwerken.
Meaning
We would like to collaborate with you.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of We willen graag met jullie samenwerken.
jullie
you (plural)
met
with
willen
to want
graag
gladly
Questions & Answers about We willen graag met jullie samenwerken.
Is jullie the subject or the object in this sentence?
It is the object (specifically, the object of the preposition met). The handy thing about jullie (you, plural) is that it is exactly the same word whether it is the subject doing the action or the object receiving it. This is just like the word "you" in English, but different from other Dutch pronouns like wij (we) versus ons (us).
Where does the "would like" come from in the translation?
It comes from the combination of willen (to want) and graag (gladly). While willen alone means "to want", adding graag softens it and makes it more polite. Saying "we gladly want" is the standard Dutch way to say "we would like".
Why is samenwerken at the very end of the sentence?
Is samenwerken a single word?
Yes! It is a separable verb made of samen (together) and werken (to work) that translates to "collaborate" or "work together". In this sentence, it stays glued together as a single word because the helping verb rule puts it at the end of the sentence in its full, unseparated form.