Breakdown of Na het jubileum stopt de baas met werken en geniet hij van zijn vrijheid.
hij
he / it (referring to a 'de'-word)
en
and
werken
to work
met
with
zijn
his
de baas
the boss
genieten van
to enjoy
na
after (preposition)
het jubileum
the anniversary / the jubilee
de vrijheid
the freedom
stoppen met
to stop (doing)
Questions & Answers about Na het jubileum stopt de baas met werken en geniet hij van zijn vrijheid.
Why is there inversion after en (geniet hij) instead of regular word order (hij geniet)?
The time phrase Na het jubileum (After the anniversary) applies to both halves of the sentence. Because the second clause implicitly starts with that same time phrase, it also requires inversion (putting the verb before the subject).
Why does the Dutch sentence use the present tense (stopt, geniet) when the English translation uses the future ('will stop', 'will enjoy')?
In Dutch, the present tense is commonly used to talk about the future, as long as the context makes it clear. Here, Na het jubileum sets a clear future timeline, so you don't need to add a future auxiliary verb like zullen.
The lesson is about using over for the future. Could I say over het jubileum instead?
No, over is used with an amount of time to mean 'in' (like over een maand for 'in a month'). Because het jubileum is an event rather than an amount of time, you must use na (after).
Why are met and van used after the verbs in this sentence?
These are fixed prepositions. In Dutch, you always 'stop with' something (stoppen met) and 'enjoy of' something (genieten van). Even though English uses different prepositions or none at all, you have to learn these specific verb combinations in Dutch.
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