Breakdown of Neuriënd schrobden wij samen de vieze vloer.
wij
we
samen
together
vies
dirty
de vloer
the floor
neuriën
to hum
schrobben
to scrub
Questions & Answers about Neuriënd schrobden wij samen de vieze vloer.
Why does the sentence use the word order schrobden wij instead of wij schrobden?
Because the sentence starts with Neuriënd, which acts as an adverbial phrase (a shortened clause describing how you did the action). Just like starting a sentence with a time word, putting this present participle at the beginning triggers inversion, swapping the subject (wij) and the verb (schrobden).
Why is the word Neuriënd instead of Neuriënde?
When a present participle is used to describe an action happening at the same time (adverbially), it does not get an extra -e at the end. You only add the -e if you are using it directly in front of a noun as an adjective, like in de neuriënde man (the humming man).
Why is there a trema (two dots) on the 'e' in Neuriënd?
The base verb is neuriën (to hum). In Dutch, when consecutive vowels might be misread as a single combined sound (like the ie and the e), a trema is added to show where the new syllable starts. It tells you to pronounce it as neu-ri-end rather than blending the vowels together.
Why does the adjective vies change to vieze here?
Vloer is a de-word, and because there is a definite article (de) in front of it, the adjective gets an -e ending. When you add an -e to vies, the s changes to a z to keep the sound voiced, making it vieze.
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