Word
Waarom wil je in het centrum wonen?
Meaning
Why do you want to live in the center?
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Questions & Answers about Waarom wil je in het centrum wonen?
Since this lesson is about locative er, how would I change this sentence to say "Why do you want to live there?"
You can replace the specific place (in het centrum) with the unstressed word er. The sentence becomes: Waarom wil je er wonen?
Does wil mean "will" (future tense)?
No, wil is a false friend! It comes from the verb willen, which means "to want". To talk about the future (like saying "will" in English), Dutch uses the verb zullen.
Why is the verb wonen at the very end of the sentence?
When a Dutch sentence has two verbs, the helper verb (wil) goes in the normal verb spot right after the subject. The main action verb (wonen) gets pushed all the way to the end of the clause.
Why use wonen instead of leven for "to live"?
Wonen specifically means "to reside" (in a house, city, or country). Leven means "to be alive" in a biological or experiential sense. Since we are talking about residing in the city center, you must use wonen.