Word
Iedere aanwezige medewerker moet een stoel klaarzetten.
Meaning
Every present employee must set up a chair.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Iedere aanwezige medewerker moet een stoel klaarzetten.
een
a/an
de stoel
the chair
moeten
to have to, must
klaarzetten
to set ready
Questions & Answers about Iedere aanwezige medewerker moet een stoel klaarzetten.
Why is it iedere and not ieder here?
Medewerker is a de-word (de medewerker). When you use ieder with a de-word, it gets an -e at the end, becoming iedere. If it were a het-word, like het bureau (the desk), you would use ieder bureau.
Could I use elke instead of iedere in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely! Elke aanwezige medewerker means exactly the same thing. Ieder(e) and elk(e) are almost always interchangeable. Some native speakers feel ieder(e) sounds a tiny bit more focused on individuals, which fits well with people, but using elke is perfectly correct here.
Why does aanwezige have an -e at the end?
Adjectives get an -e ending when they come before a noun, unless they modify a het-word preceded by an indefinite article (like een). Since medewerker is a de-word, the adjective gets the standard -e ending: aanwezige. Words like iedere and elke act similarly to the word de, guaranteeing that -e ending.