Breakdown of De deskundige zal het resultaat morgen aankondigen.
morgen
tomorrow
zullen
shall / will
het resultaat
the result
de deskundige
the expert
aankondigen
to announce
Questions & Answers about De deskundige zal het resultaat morgen aankondigen.
How would I say 'According to the expert' to practice this lesson's theme?
You would use the preposition volgens (according to) to say volgens de deskundige. If you put this at the start of the sentence, remember that it takes up the first position and triggers verb inversion: Volgens de deskundige zal het resultaat... (literally: According to the expert will the result...).
Is deskundige a noun or an adjective?
It is an adjective (deskundig, meaning knowledgeable or expert) that has been turned into a noun by adding an -e. In Dutch, this is a common way to describe a person by their defining trait. As a noun, it takes the article de regardless of whether the expert is male or female.
aankondigen is a separable verb. Why aren't the two parts separated here?
Because it is being used with the helping verb zal (will). The helping verb takes the second position in the sentence, pushing the main verb (aankondigen) to the very end. When a separable verb is pushed to the end as a full infinitive, its parts (aan and kondigen) stay glued together.
Could I put the time word morgen at the beginning of this sentence?
Yes, putting the time at the beginning is very common in Dutch to add emphasis! Just remember to invert the subject and verb: Morgen zal de deskundige het resultaat aankondigen.
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