Breakdown of Het team zal de voorwaarde goedkeuren, aangezien u deze gisteren ondertekende.
u
you (formal)
deze
this / these
zullen
shall / will
het team
the team
gisteren
yesterday
de voorwaarde
the condition
aangezien
since / as (because)
goedkeuren
to approve
ondertekenen
to sign
Questions & Answers about Het team zal de voorwaarde goedkeuren, aangezien u deze gisteren ondertekende.
How does aangezien affect the word order in the second half of the sentence?
Aangezien means "since" or "as" and is a subordinating conjunction. This means it introduces a subordinate clause, which forces the conjugated verb (ondertekende) to the very end of that clause.
Why does the sentence use deze for "it" instead of het or hem?
Deze (this or these) is often used in written or formal Dutch to refer back to a specific de-word mentioned earlier, which in this case is de voorwaarde (the condition). You could also use hem or die, but deze sounds a bit more professional. You cannot use het because voorwaarde is a de-word, not a het-word.
Why is the verb at the end ondertekende and not ondertekend?
Ondertekende is the simple past tense of ondertekenen (to sign) for a singular subject (u). It simply means "signed". If it were ondertekend, it would be a past participle that requires a helping verb, such as heeft ondertekend for "has signed".
I thought verbs with prepositions split. Why isn't it tekende onder?
While many compound verbs split in Dutch, ondertekenen is an inseparable verb. The prefix onder stays firmly attached to the verb in all tenses. That is why it remains one solid word as ondertekende here.
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