Breakdown of Wij mochten een interessante stage kiezen.
een
a/an
wij
we
mogen
to be allowed to / may
kiezen
to choose
Questions & Answers about Wij mochten een interessante stage kiezen.
Why do we use mochten instead of mocht here?
Mochten is the simple past tense of the modal verb mogen (to be allowed to). Because the subject is the plural wij (we), we use the plural form mochten. If it were a singular subject, like ik (I) or hij (he), you would use mocht.
Why is the verb kiezen at the very end of the sentence?
In Dutch, when you use a modal verb (like mochten), the main action verb gets pushed to the very end of the sentence in its full dictionary form (the infinitive). Here, mochten is the working verb in the second position, sending kiezen (to choose) all the way to the end.
Why is there an -e at the end of interessante?
Adjectives placed before a noun almost always get an -e added to them. The only time they do not get an -e is when they come right after een (a/an) AND are paired with a het-word. Because stage is a de-word (de stage), it follows the normal rule and gets the -e ending.
Does stage mean the same thing as the English word 'stage'?