Breakdown of We hebben de levering uitgeladen die gisteren is aangekomen.
zijn
to be
hebben
to have
aankomen
to arrive
gisteren
yesterday
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
die
who / that (relative pronoun)
uitladen
to unload (from a vehicle)
de levering
the delivery
Questions & Answers about We hebben de levering uitgeladen die gisteren is aangekomen.
Why does the word uitgeladen have ge in the middle?
Uitgeladen is the past participle of the separable verb uitladen (to unload). With separable verbs, the prefix (uit) separates from the base verb (laden), and the ge used for past participles goes right between them.
Why do we use die instead of dat for 'that' in this sentence?
Die is a relative pronoun pointing back to de levering (the delivery). Because levering is a de word, we must use die to say 'that' or 'which'. If it were a het word, we would use dat.
Why is the auxiliary verb is used with aangekomen instead of heeft?
The verb aankomen (to arrive) uses zijn (to be) instead of hebben (to have) to form the perfect tense. This is common in Dutch for verbs that describe a movement from one destination to another or a clear change of state.
Could I put the relative clause earlier, like 'We hebben de levering die gisteren is aangekomen uitgeladen'?
Yes, grammatically you can place the relative clause right after de levering. However, Dutch speakers often move longer relative clauses to the very end of the sentence to keep the main verbs (hebben and uitgeladen) closer together. It sounds much smoother and more natural this way.
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