Breakdown of De presentator gaat het interview opnemen.
gaan
to go / to go off (of an alarm)
de presentator
the presenter
het interview
the interview
opnemen
to record
Questions & Answers about De presentator gaat het interview opnemen.
Why is opnemen at the very end of the sentence?
In Dutch, when you use a helping verb like gaat (is going to), the second verb gets pushed to the very end of the sentence. This second verb stays in its full dictionary form, which is called the infinitive.
Opnemen is a separable verb. Why isn't it split up here?
Separable verbs only split when they are the main, conjugated verb in the sentence (for example: Hij neemt het op). Because gaat is the main verb here, opnemen stays whole at the end.
Since this lesson is about the impersonal passive with er, how would that look for this sentence?
This sentence is active because it tells us exactly who is doing the action (de presentator). To make it a standard passive, you would say Het interview wordt opgenomen. However, if you want to use the impersonal passive with er, you have to drop the specific subject and definite object entirely. You would just say Er wordt opgenomen (Recording is taking place).
Why do we use gaat instead of zal for the future tense here?
Just like in English, Dutch uses gaan (to go) for future actions that are already planned or intended. Zullen (will) is often used for promises, predictions, or proposals. Since recording an interview is a set plan, gaat is the natural choice.