Breakdown of De jury selecteerde datgene wat we zullen uitreiken.
zullen
shall / will
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
wat
that / which (relative)
de jury
the jury
Questions & Answers about De jury selecteerde datgene wat we zullen uitreiken.
Why do we use datgene wat here instead of degene die?
Datgene wat translates to "that which" and is used to refer to things, objects, or concepts. If the jury were selecting a person ("the one who"), you would use degene die.
Why are both zullen and uitreiken pushed to the very end of the sentence?
The word wat introduces a subordinate clause (a dependent clause). In Dutch, a subordinate clause pushes all its verbs to the end of that clause.
Could I change the word order to ... wat we uitreiken zullen?
Yes, you can! At the end of a subordinate clause, when you have an auxiliary verb (zullen) and an infinitive (uitreiken), either order is grammatically correct. However, zullen uitreiken is generally more common.
Uitreiken is a separable verb. Why isn't it split up here?
Because it acts as an infinitive following the auxiliary verb zullen. When a separable verb is used in its full infinitive form at the end of a sentence, the prefix (uit) and the main verb (reiken) stay glued together.
What kind of things do you normally uitreiken?