Breakdown of De bemanning loopt snel naar boven.
snel
fast
lopen
to walk
naar
to
boven
upstairs
de bemanning
the crew
Questions & Answers about De bemanning loopt snel naar boven.
Why do we use naar boven here instead of just boven?
Boven on its own describes a fixed location, meaning something is already upstairs or above. Because the crew is actively moving in that direction, you must add naar to show the motion toward that place, creating naar boven (upstairs / up).
Since a crew is made of multiple people, why is the verb loopt singular instead of plural?
In Dutch, collective nouns like bemanning (crew), groep (group), or familie (family) are grammatically singular. Even though it represents multiple people, the word itself is singular, so it takes the singular verb loopt.
Could I say De bemanning loopt naar boven snel instead?
No, that would sound unnatural. Dutch generally follows the Time-Manner-Place rule for the order of extra information. Here, the manner or how the action happens (snel, meaning quickly) must come before the direction or place (naar boven).
I thought lopen meant to run. Why does it mean walks here?
Lopen is a common
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