Breakdown of De ondernemer zal zijn eigen onderneming wel beschermen.
zijn
his
zullen
shall / will
wel
indeed, surely (contrastive particle)
beschermen
to protect
eigen
own
de onderneming
the enterprise
de ondernemer
the entrepreneur
Questions & Answers about De ondernemer zal zijn eigen onderneming wel beschermen.
Why doesn't eigen get an -e ending here, since onderneming is a de-word?
When using eigen (own) to emphasize possession, it acts as an adjective but is a strict exception to the normal ending rules. It never takes an -e ending. You will always see zijn eigen, mijn eigen, or haar eigen, regardless of whether the noun is a de-word or a het-word.
Why does the translation say "probably" when the sentence uses wel? Doesn't wel mean "well" or act as the opposite of niet?
In this context, wel is used as a modal particle. It doesn't mean "well" or "yes" here. Instead, it adds a sense of reassurance or expectation, meaning something like "surely", "I assume", or "probably". It shows the speaker is confident that the entrepreneur will take care of his business.
Why is beschermen placed at the very end of the sentence?
This is due to the verb zal (will). When you use an auxiliary (helping) verb in a Dutch main clause, the conjugated verb (zal) takes the second position, and it pushes the main action verb (beschermen) all the way to the end of the sentence in its full infinitive form.
How are the words ondernemer and onderneming related to each other?
They are both built from the verb ondernemen (to undertake or to do business). The suffix -er is used for the person doing the action (de ondernemer = the entrepreneur), and the suffix -ing is used for the concept or result (de onderneming = the enterprise or business).
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