Breakdown of Alle vrijwilligers werken hard in de winter.
werken
to work
in
in
hard
loud / fast (forceful) / hard (with effort)
de winter
the winter
Questions & Answers about Alle vrijwilligers werken hard in de winter.
Why is it alle vrijwilligers here instead of al de vrijwilligers?
We use alle directly before a plural noun when talking about a general group, meaning all volunteers everywhere. If you wanted to talk about a specific group, like all the volunteers at a particular festival, you would use al de vrijwilligers.
Why does the plural of vrijwilliger end in -s and not -en?
Dutch nouns ending in an unstressed -er, -el, -em, or -en generally take an -s for the plural. Adding -en would create an awkward extra syllable, so vrijwilligers is the correct form.
Do we always need the article de before seasons like winter?
Yes, when talking about something happening during a season, Dutch uses in de followed by the season, like in de winter or in de zomer. English often drops the article and just says in winter, but Dutch keeps de.
How would the sentence change if I started it with in de winter?