Breakdown of Nadat de uitzending eindigt, wordt er gepraat.
praten
to talk
eindigen
to end
worden
to become
er
there (existential)
nadat
after
de uitzending
the broadcast
Questions & Answers about Nadat de uitzending eindigt, wordt er gepraat.
How does wordt er gepraat translate to "people talk" if the word for "people" isn't there?
This is the impersonal passive. Dutch uses wordt (is) plus er (there) plus a past participle like gepraat (talked) to say that an action happens without saying exactly who does it. Literally it means "there is talked". In English we usually translate this as "people talk" or "there is talking".
Why does the second part start with the verb wordt instead of er wordt?
Because the sentence starts with a subordinate clause (Nadat de uitzending eindigt). In Dutch, this entire first clause counts as the first piece of information. The main verb (wordt) must come in the second position, so it swaps places with er. This is called inversion.
Why is eindigt at the very end of the first part?
The word nadat (after) creates a subordinate clause (a dependent clause). In these types of clauses, the working verb is pushed all the way to the end, right before the comma.
Could I just use na instead of nadat here?
No, na is used directly before a noun phrase, like in na de uitzending (after the broadcast). Because this part of the sentence has its own subject and verb (de uitzending eindigt), you must use the connecting word nadat.
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