Breakdown of Aangezien dit een academisch werkstuk is, word je geacht te citeren.
zijn
to be
jij
you
een
a/an
dit
this (neuter)
Questions & Answers about Aangezien dit een academisch werkstuk is, word je geacht te citeren.
How does the structure word je geacht te citeren translate to 'you are expected to cite'?
The phrase geacht worden te followed by an infinitive is a formal way to express an expectation or requirement, much like 'to be supposed to' or 'to be expected to' in English. It comes from the verb achten (to consider/deem), so literally it means 'to be considered to'. Here, the passive auxiliary verb word combines with the past participle geacht and the infinitive phrase te citeren.
Why is there no 't' at the end of word in this sentence?
Because of word order inversion. When a present tense verb comes immediately before the subject je or jij, it drops the 't' ending. If it were standard word order, it would be je wordt, but here it becomes word je.
Why does the second part of the sentence start with the verb word instead of the subject?
This is due to the V2 (verb second) rule. The entire first clause (Aangezien dit een academisch werkstuk is) acts as the first block of information in the overall sentence. Therefore, the main verb (word) must take the second grammatical position, directly after the comma.
What is the difference between aangezien and omdat?