Breakdown of We voelen het podium een beetje trillen.
een beetje
a bit
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
het podium
the stage
voelen
to feel (something) / to seem/feel (a certain way)
trillen
to vibrate
Questions & Answers about We voelen het podium een beetje trillen.
Why is the verb trillen at the very end of the sentence?
In Dutch, when you use a verb of perception like voelen (to feel), the action you are feeling someone or something do gets pushed to the very end of the sentence.
Why isn't there a te before trillen?
Verbs of perception like voelen, horen (to hear), and zien (to see) are special. Just like modal verbs such as kunnen (can), they take a bare infinitive. This means you use the full verb trillen without putting te in front of it.
Why does een beetje go before trillen?
Because the grammatical rule for this sentence structure pushes the second verb (trillen) to the absolute end of the sentence. Adverbs and phrases describing the action, like een beetje (a little), must come before the final verb.
Does het podium mean a small speaker's stand here?
In Dutch, het podium usually means the entire stage, like at a concert or theater! While it can translate to a small speaker's stand, in this context they are feeling the whole stage vibrate.
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