Breakdown of Wie daar dan ook uitglijdt, zal zich ongemakkelijk voelen.
ook
also / -ever (concessive particle)
daar
there
wie
who
dan
then
zullen
shall / will
zich voelen
to feel
uitglijden
to slip
ongemakkelijk
awkward / uncomfortable
Questions & Answers about Wie daar dan ook uitglijdt, zal zich ongemakkelijk voelen.
How does wie daar dan ook translate to 'whoever there'?
The combination wie dan ook is a fixed phrase meaning 'whoever' or 'anyone'. In a sentence, it often gets split by other words like time or place indicators. Here, daar steps between wie and dan ook, giving us 'whoever there'.
Why does the main clause start with the verb zal instead of a subject?
This happens because of the V2 (Verb-Second) rule. The entire first clause (Wie daar dan ook uitglijdt) acts as the subject, taking up the first position of the main sentence. The conjugated verb zal must immediately follow it in the second position.
Why isn't the separable verb uitglijden split up here?
Because the first clause acts as a subordinate clause, it triggers verb-final word order. When a separable verb is sent to the end of a clause, its prefix (uit) and the verb (glijdt) reconnect and stick together as one word: uitglijdt.
Why do we need the word zich in the second clause?
To express an emotion or physical state, Dutch uses the reflexive verb zich voelen (to feel oneself). If you omit the reflexive pronoun zich and just use voelen, it means to physically touch or sense an object with your hands.
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