Breakdown of Daarom werd een omleiding aangegeven.
een
a/an
worden
to become
daarom
therefore
de omleiding
the detour
aangeven
to indicate
Questions & Answers about Daarom werd een omleiding aangegeven.
Why does the verb werd come before the subject een omleiding?
Because the sentence starts with the adverb Daarom (therefore). In Dutch, when you start a sentence with anything other than the subject, the verb must stay in the second position. This rule pushes the subject een omleiding directly after the verb werd.
This lesson is about the present perfect passive. Why does this sentence use werd instead of a form of zijn?
This sentence is actually in the simple past passive ("was indicated"), which uses werd (the past tense of worden). It is likely here to contrast with the present perfect passive you are learning. If it were in the present perfect passive ("has been indicated"), it would use zijn: Daarom is een omleiding aangegeven.
How is the past participle aangegeven formed here?
It comes from the separable verb aangeven (to indicate). For separable verbs, the ge- prefix of the past participle is placed right between the verb's prefix (aan) and the main verb (geven).
How can I remember the word omleiding?
It helps to look at its parts: om means "around" and leiding comes from leiden (to lead). An omleiding literally "leads around" a road blockage, which perfectly describes a detour!
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