Breakdown of De date met wie ik nu in het restaurant zit, is erg aantrekkelijk.
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Questions & Answers about De date met wie ik nu in het restaurant zit, is erg aantrekkelijk.
Why is it met wie instead of just wie?
In Dutch, when a relative clause refers to a person and involves a preposition (like met, meaning 'with'), the preposition must come directly before wie. In everyday English you can say 'The date I am sitting with', but Dutch strictly requires the equivalent of 'The date with whom I am sitting'.
Why is the verb zit at the very end of the middle part?
The part between the commas (met wie ik nu in het restaurant zit) is a relative subclause. In a Dutch subclause, the verb always gets pushed to the end. That is why zit comes after restaurant.
Why does the sentence say , is erg aantrekkelijk instead of , hij is erg aantrekkelijk?
The entire first chunk (De date met wie ik nu in het restaurant zit) acts as the subject of the sentence. Since you just stated this long subject, you go straight into the verb (is) right after the comma. Adding hij (he) or zij (she) would be incorrectly repeating the subject.
Why is nu placed before in het restaurant?
Dutch sentences generally follow the 'Time-Manner-Place' rule. Here, nu (now) tells us the time, and in het restaurant (in the restaurant) tells us the place, so the time must come before the place.