Breakdown of Hoe wordt dit product geproduceerd?
dit
this (neuter)
hoe
how
worden
to become
het product
the product
produceren
to produce
Questions & Answers about Hoe wordt dit product geproduceerd?
Why does this sentence use wordt instead of is?
In Dutch, the present passive voice is built using the verb worden (literally "to become") along with a past participle. While English uses "to be" ("is produced"), Dutch uses worden to describe an action that is currently happening to the subject.
Why is the verb geproduceerd placed at the very end of the sentence?
This is the standard Dutch word order for sentences with a two-part verb. The auxiliary verb (wordt) sits in its normal spot right after the question word Hoe. The past participle (geproduceerd) gets pushed all the way to the end of the sentence.
Why does geproduceerd end in a d and not a t?
To find the ending of a regular past participle, Dutch uses the 't kofschip rule. If you take the full verb produceren and remove the -en, the stem ends in an r. Because the letter r is not in 't kofschip, the participle gets a d instead of a t.
Why does geproduceerd have a double e, while produceren only has one before the r?
This happens because of Dutch spelling rules for long vowels. In produceren, the e is in an open syllable (pro-du-ce-ren), which makes it a long sound. When we form the participle, the syllable gets closed by the r and the d, so we must double the e to keep that same long vowel sound.
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