Breakdown of We gaan naar huis, want de stad is te druk.
zijn
to be
het huis
the house
de stad
the city
naar
to
gaan
to go / to go off (of an alarm)
te
too
want
because
druk
busy / crowded
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
Questions & Answers about We gaan naar huis, want de stad is te druk.
Does want change the word order in the second part of the sentence?
No, it doesn't! Want (because) is a coordinating conjunction, which is a fancy way of saying it simply glues two normal sentences together. The second part (de stad is te druk) keeps its normal word order, with the subject (de stad) coming right before the verb (is).
Why do we use naar huis instead of thuis for "home"?
You use naar huis when you are moving towards your house, just like saying "to home". You use thuis when you are already at your house. Since the sentence says we are going (gaan), we have to use naar huis.
How does the word te work in te druk?
When you put te directly in front of an adjective, it means "too". So just like in English, te druk translates to "too busy" or "too crowded".
Doesn't druk mean "pressure"?
It can! As a noun, de druk means "the pressure". But in this sentence it is used as an adjective describing a place, so it means "busy" or "crowded".
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