Breakdown of Daarna worden de onderdelen gemonteerd.
daarna
after that
worden
to become
het onderdeel
the part
monteren
to assemble
Questions & Answers about Daarna worden de onderdelen gemonteerd.
Why do we use worden here instead of zijn for 'are'?
This sentence is in the present passive voice, meaning the action is happening right now. While English uses 'are' (the verb to be), Dutch uses worden (to become) for ongoing passive actions. If you said Daarna zijn de onderdelen gemonteerd, it would mean the assembly is already completely finished!
Why is the verb worden placed before the subject de onderdelen?
This happens because of inversion. The sentence starts with the time word Daarna (Afterwards). In Dutch, whenever you start a sentence with something other than the subject, the conjugated verb and the subject must swap places so the verb stays in the second position.
Why does the past participle gemonteerd go at the very end of the sentence?
In Dutch, when a sentence has a helper verb (like worden) and a past participle (like gemonteerd), they split up. The conjugated helper verb takes the second position, and the past participle is pushed to the very end of the clause.
How do we know to end gemonteerd with a -d instead of a -t?