Breakdown of Is er voldoende budget om hen uit te nodigen?
zijn
to be
uitnodigen
to invite
hen
them (object)
er
there (existential)
Questions & Answers about Is er voldoende budget om hen uit te nodigen?
Why is it uit te nodigen instead of te uitnodigen?
Uitnodigen (to invite) is a separable verb, made of the prefix uit and the verb nodigen. In an om ... te clause, the word te gets sandwiched right between the prefix and the main verb, writing it as three separate words: uit te nodigen.
Why does hen come before uit te nodigen?
In an om ... te structure, all the extra information (like the object hen) gets placed between om and the te + verb at the very end of the clause. So the order is om + object + separable prefix + te + verb.
Could I use ze instead of hen for 'them' here?
Yes, you can! Hen is the formal object pronoun for 'them' (when referring to people). In everyday spoken Dutch, people very often just use the unstressed form ze in this position: om ze uit te nodigen.
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