De schrijfstijl verandert na die vreemde wending.
The writing style changes after that strange twist.
Breakdown of De schrijfstijl verandert na die vreemde wending.
die
that / those (de-words and plurals)
veranderen
to change
vreemd
strange / weird
na
after (preposition)
de schrijfstijl
the writing style
de wending
the twist
Questions & Answers about De schrijfstijl verandert na die vreemde wending.
This lesson focuses on words like althans. How could we add it to this sentence to clarify that this is just our personal observation?
You can place althans (at least / that is to say) right after the verb to qualify your statement: De schrijfstijl verandert althans na die vreemde wending. You could also attach it at the end as a slight self-correction: De schrijfstijl verandert na die vreemde wending, althans, dat vind ik (..., at least, I think so).
What exactly is a wending, and in what other common contexts will I see it?
Wending comes from the verb wenden (to turn) and literally means a turn or shift. In literature or film, it translates perfectly to a plot twist or a turn of events. A very common phrase you will encounter at the B2 level is een onverwachte wending (an unexpected twist).
If I want to emphasize the timing and start the sentence with Na die vreemde wending, what happens to the word order?
Starting the sentence with a prepositional phrase triggers inversion, meaning the subject and verb swap places so the verb stays in the second position. The sentence would become: Na die vreemde wending verandert de schrijfstijl.
Does veranderen mean the style changes on its own, or that someone changed it?
In Dutch, veranderen works just like the English verb to change. It can be intransitive (something undergoing a change itself, as in this sentence) or transitive (someone changing an object). If you wanted to explicitly say the author changed it, you would use it transitively: De auteur verandert de schrijfstijl.
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