Learn Dutch: We controleren het document voor jullie. - We are checking the document for you.

Yes, it is! The plural "you" is easy to remember because jullie is exactly the same whether it is the subject (doing the action) or the object (receiving the action). Here, it comes after the preposition voor (for), so it acts as an object.

Does controleren mean "to control"?

Not exactly! It is a "false friend." While it looks like the English word "control," controleren usually translates to "to check," "to inspect," or "to verify."

Why doesn't the Dutch sentence use a word for "are" if the English translation is "are checking"?

Dutch does not use an exact equivalent of the English "are doing" format for things happening right now. The simple present tense We controleren can translate to both "We check" (as a routine) and "We are checking" (right now).

Why does the verb controleren end in -en here?

Because the subject is we (we). In the Dutch present tense, all plural subjects (we, jullie, and ze or zij) take the full dictionary form of the verb, which almost always ends in -en.

Why is it het document and not de document?