Breakdown of Ze delen het bericht, zodoende vergroten ze het bewustzijn.
het bericht
the message
ze
they; she (unstressed form of zij) / them (object)
delen
to share
vergroten
to enlarge
zodoende
consequently / thus
het bewustzijn
the awareness
Questions & Answers about Ze delen het bericht, zodoende vergroten ze het bewustzijn.
Why is the word order in the second half vergroten ze instead of ze vergroten?
Because zodoende is an adverbial connector, not a coordinating conjunction like en or maar. When a clause starts with an adverb, Dutch uses inversion (putting the verb before the subject). Therefore, the verb vergroten must come right after zodoende, followed by the subject ze.
What is the exact nuance of zodoende here compared to dus or daarom?
While dus means a logical 'so' and daarom means 'therefore' (focusing on a reason), zodoende specifically means 'in doing so' or 'by this means'. It emphasizes that the action of sharing the message is the exact method by which they increase awareness.
How is the noun bewustzijn (awareness) constructed?
Could we split this into two separate sentences instead of using a comma?
Yes. In fact, replacing the comma with a period makes it grammatically stronger in formal writing: Ze delen het bericht. Zodoende vergroten ze het bewustzijn. Notice that you still keep the inverted word order in the second sentence because it begins with the adverb zodoende.
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