Breakdown of Aangezien zij de offerte goedkeurden, zullen we het contract snel ondertekenen.
zij
they
snel
fast
zullen
shall / will
het contract
the contract
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
aangezien
since / as (because)
de offerte
the quote / the offer (estimate)
goedkeuren
to approve
ondertekenen
to sign
Questions & Answers about Aangezien zij de offerte goedkeurden, zullen we het contract snel ondertekenen.
Why does the verb goedkeurden appear at the very end of the first clause?
Because aangezien (since/as) is a subordinating conjunction. Words like this introduce a dependent clause, which means they push the conjugated verb all the way to the end of their part of the sentence.
The verb for 'to approve' is the separable verb goedkeuren. Why isn't it split up here as 'zij keurden de offerte goed'?
In a normal main clause, a separable verb splits. However, because aangezien sends the verb to the end of the clause, the separated parts get pushed into the same spot, reunite, and are written together as one word: goedkeurden.
Why is the second half of the sentence structured as zullen we instead of we zullen?
Why is ondertekenen placed at the very end of the sentence rather than next to zullen?
The main clause uses the auxiliary verb zullen (will). In Dutch, an auxiliary verb or modal verb takes the second position, but it pushes the main action verb (ondertekenen) to the very end of the sentence in its full infinitive form.
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