Breakdown of De reisleider heeft veel verteld over deze bezienswaardigheid.
hebben
to have
veel
much / many / a lot of
deze
this / these
vertellen
to tell
Questions & Answers about De reisleider heeft veel verteld over deze bezienswaardigheid.
Why is over deze bezienswaardigheid at the very end, after the past participle verteld?
Usually, the past participle (verteld) goes at the very end of a Dutch sentence. However, prepositional phrases (phrases starting with words like over, in, op) can often be placed after the final verb. This is called extraposition. It makes the sentence flow better and prevents the middle part of the sentence from becoming too long and clunky.
Is it also correct to say De reisleider heeft veel over deze bezienswaardigheid verteld?
Yes, absolutely! Putting the prepositional phrase before the past participle is the strict, traditional Dutch word order. Both versions are perfectly correct and widely used, but putting long phrases at the end (as in our main sentence) often sounds a bit more natural and relaxed in everyday Dutch.
Bezienswaardigheid is a massive word! How can I break this down to remember it?
It breaks down neatly into three parts: bezien (to view or look at), waardig (worthy), and -heid (the suffix for -ness). So literally, it translates to view-worthy-ness. In English, we just call it a sight or a tourist attraction.
How do you form the word for tour guide (reisleider)?
It is a simple compound noun made of reis (journey or trip) and leider (leader). A trip leader is a tour guide!