Breakdown of Hoor jij de mensen juichen en klappen?
jij
you
en
and
de mens
the human / the person
horen
to hear
Questions & Answers about Hoor jij de mensen juichen en klappen?
Why do juichen and klappen use the full infinitive form at the end of the sentence?
Because of the verb hoor (hear). When you use a verb of perception like horen, zien (see), or voelen (feel), the action being perceived goes at the end of the clause in its full infinitive form, without adding te.
Can I link two infinitives at the end like juichen en klappen?
Yes! You can string multiple infinitives together with en (and) after a verb of perception. They both link back to the main verb hoor, just like saying 'hear them cheer and clap' in English.
The subject is jij (you), so shouldn't the verb be hoort?
In a normal statement, it is indeed jij hoort. But this is a question, so the verb and subject swap places. When jij or je comes directly after the verb, the verb drops the -t ending, making it hoor jij.
In English I would probably say 'Do you hear the people cheering?' How do I translate the '-ing' form?
You already are! Dutch does not have a direct equivalent to the English '-ing' form for this situation. Using the perception verb horen with the bare infinitives juichen and klappen translates perfectly to both 'cheer and clap' and 'cheering and clapping'.