Questions & Answers about Jij zult hem zeker ontmoeten.
Why is it jij zult and not jij zal?
Both jij zult and jij zal are correct in Dutch and mean 'you will'. Zult is considered a bit more traditional or formal, while zal is very common in everyday speech. You will hear both, so it is good to know them!
Why does ontmoeten go at the very end of the sentence?
When you use zullen (will) to talk about the future, it acts as an auxiliary (helping) verb. In Dutch, the conjugated helping verb (zult) takes the second position in the sentence, and the main action verb (ontmoeten) gets pushed to the very end in its full infinitive form.
Could I use je instead of jij here?
Yes! You can absolutely say Je zult hem zeker ontmoeten. Using jij instead of the unstressed je just puts a little extra emphasis on the word 'you', as if saying 'You will certainly meet him (even if others do not).'
I know zeker means 'sure' or 'certain'. How does it work here as 'certainly'?
In Dutch, adjectives like zeker can also be used as adverbs without changing their form. So while it means 'certain' in other contexts, here it acts as an adverb meaning 'certainly', 'definitely', or 'for sure'.