Breakdown of Waar is de slager die we gisteren hebben bezocht?
zijn
to be
hebben
to have
waar
where
bezoeken
to visit
Questions & Answers about Waar is de slager die we gisteren hebben bezocht?
Why do we use die here to mean "who"? Shouldn't it be wie?
In Dutch relative clauses, we usually use die or dat to refer back to someone or something. Because slager is a de-word (de slager), we use die. You generally only use wie to mean "who" or "whom" immediately after a preposition, like in de slager met wie (the butcher with whom).
Why are the verbs hebben bezocht at the very end of the sentence?
The part of the sentence starting with die is a relative clause, which always follows subclause word order. In Dutch subclauses, all verbs are pushed to the very end. That is why the standard main-clause order we hebben gisteren bezocht changes to die we gisteren hebben bezocht.
Could I say bezocht hebben instead of hebben bezocht at the end?
Yes, absolutely! When you have a helper verb (hebben) and a past participle (bezocht) at the end of a subclause, you can put them in either order. Both hebben bezocht and bezocht hebben are completely correct and used interchangeably by native speakers.
Why use the present perfect hebben bezocht (have visited) when English just uses the simple past "visited"?