Breakdown of Zij kent het adres, we rijden daarheen.
zij
she
kennen
to know
rijden
to drive
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
Questions & Answers about Zij kent het adres, we rijden daarheen.
Why use daarheen instead of just daar?
The word daar means "there" indicating a fixed location. Because the sentence involves movement towards a destination (we rijden, meaning "we are driving"), you need to add heen to show direction. Together, daarheen means "to that place".
Can I use daarnaartoe instead of daarheen in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely! Both daarheen and daarnaartoe express movement towards a place and are interchangeable here. Both mean "towards there".
Could I split daarheen into two words?
Yes, directional adverbs like daarheen can often be split. You will frequently hear or see this written as we rijden daar heen, and it means exactly the same thing.
Why does the sentence use kent instead of weet for "knows"?
In Dutch, kennen is used when you are familiar with a noun (a person, place, or thing), like het adres in this sentence. You would use weten if you were stating a fact with a full phrase, like Zij weet wat het adres is (She knows what the address is).