Word
Jullie zullen wachten bij die bekende bezienswaardigheid.
Meaning
You will wait at that famous attraction.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Jullie zullen wachten bij die bekende bezienswaardigheid.
jullie
you (plural)
wachten
to wait
die
that / those (de-words and plurals)
bij
at / near / by
Questions & Answers about Jullie zullen wachten bij die bekende bezienswaardigheid.
Why isn't the infinitive wachten at the very end of the sentence?
Usually, an infinitive like wachten gets pushed to the very end of the sentence by the auxiliary verb zullen. Standard order would be Jullie zullen bij die bekende bezienswaardigheid wachten. But because the prepositional phrase (bij die bekende bezienswaardigheid) is quite long, Dutch allows you to place it after the verb. This is called extraposition, and it makes the sentence flow better.
Bezienswaardigheid is such a long word! Is there an easy way to break it down?
Yes! It is a compound word made of bezien (to view or look at) + s (a connecting letter) + waardig (worthy) + heid (a suffix like -ness or -ity). Literally, it translates to a view-worthy-ness, which is exactly what a tourist attraction or sight is.
Why does bekende get an -e ending here?
The noun bezienswaardigheid is a de word. When an adjective comes directly before a de word and is preceded by de, deze, or die (like in this sentence), the adjective always gets an -e at the end.
Can I move the location to the front to emphasize it?