Word
De baas controleert het resultaat nadat wij het systeem uitzetten.
Meaning
The boss checks the result after we turn off the system.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of De baas controleert het resultaat nadat wij het systeem uitzetten.
wij
we
de baas
the boss
controleren
to check
het resultaat
the result
Questions & Answers about De baas controleert het resultaat nadat wij het systeem uitzetten.
Why is the verb uitzetten at the very end of the sentence?
The word nadat (after) is a subordinating conjunction. This means it introduces a dependent clause (a subclause). In Dutch subclauses, the conjugated verb is always pushed to the very end of the sentence.
Uitzetten is a separable verb. Why isn't it split into zetten and uit here?
You normally split separable verbs in a main clause, putting the verb in the second position and the prefix at the end (for example: Wij zetten het systeem uit). However, because nadat pushes the verb to the end of the subclause, the two parts meet at the end and stick together as one word: uitzetten.
Could I just use na instead of nadat in this sentence?
No, they have different jobs! You use na (after) before a noun or noun phrase, like na het werk (after work). You must use nadat when you are introducing a full clause that contains its own subject and verb, like nadat wij het systeem uitzetten.
Both halves of the sentence use the present tense. Is that normal with nadat?