Questions & Answers about Wij vinden het indrukwekkend dat jij zo zuiver zingt.
What is the purpose of het in this sentence?
Here, het is a provisional object (voorlopig lijdend voorwerp). Because the real object of the verb vinden is the entire long clause dat jij zo zuiver zingt, Dutch uses het as a temporary placeholder before the adjective. It works just like the English 'it' in 'We find it impressive that...'
Can I skip het and say Wij vinden indrukwekkend dat...?
No, you cannot leave it out here. When you give an opinion about a dat clause using a verb like vinden and an adjective like indrukwekkend, the placeholder het is mandatory.
Why does the verb zingt go at the very end of the sentence?
The word dat introduces a subordinate clause (bijzin). A major rule in Dutch grammar is that all verbs in a subordinate clause are pushed to the end, which is why zingt comes after zo zuiver.
I know zuiver usually means 'pure' or 'clean'. Why does it mean 'in tune' here?
In Dutch, zuiver is the standard word used to describe a musical note or voice that hits the exact right pitch. So singing zuiver means singing perfectly in tune, without any flat or sharp notes.
Why do we use vinden instead of denken to say 'We think'?