Word
Wij wilden bij het interessante bedrijf solliciteren.
Meaning
We wanted to apply at the interesting company.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Wij wilden bij het interessante bedrijf solliciteren.
wij
we
willen
to want
bij
at / near / by
interessant
interesting
Questions & Answers about Wij wilden bij het interessante bedrijf solliciteren.
Why is the verb wilden instead of wilde?
Wilden is the plural simple past form of the modal verb willen (to want). Since the subject is wij (we), you add an -n to the singular past tense form wilde.
Why does solliciteren go at the very end of the sentence?
This is a strict Dutch word order rule. When you use a conjugated modal verb like wilden in the second position of a sentence, it kicks the main action verb (solliciteren) all the way to the end in its full dictionary form (the infinitive).
Why does interessante have an -e at the end?
Bedrijf is a het-word (het bedrijf). When you use an adjective before a noun, it usually gets an -e ending. The only time you drop the -e is when a het-word is preceded by een (a) or no article at all. Since we are using the specific article het (the) here, interessante keeps the -e.
Why is the preposition bij used here for 'at'?