Breakdown of We zullen vanavond thuis de wedstrijd winnen.
thuis
at home
vanavond
tonight
zullen
shall / will
de wedstrijd
the match / the game
Questions & Answers about We zullen vanavond thuis de wedstrijd winnen.
Why is the verb winnen at the very end of the sentence?
When you use an auxiliary (helping) verb like zullen to talk about the future, the main action verb (winnen) always gets pushed to the very end of the sentence.
Why do we use zullen instead of zal here?
Because the subject is we, which is plural, so we use the plural form zullen. If the subject was singular, like ik (I) or hij (he), you would use zal.
Why is the order vanavond thuis de wedstrijd and not like the English 'the match at home tonight'?
Dutch word order generally places time (vanavond) before place (thuis). Additionally, the specific direct object (de wedstrijd) usually goes after these time and place details, sitting just before the final verb at the end.
Why does the sentence use thuis instead of huis?
Huis simply means 'house' (the physical building), while thuis means 'at home'. Because the sentence is about the location where they are playing (a home match), thuis is the correct word.