Word
We evalueren elkaars ideeën, zoals de docent wil.
Meaning
We evaluate each other's ideas, as the teacher wants.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of We evalueren elkaars ideeën, zoals de docent wil.
de docent
the teacher
willen
to want
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
het idee
the idea
Questions & Answers about We evalueren elkaars ideeën, zoals de docent wil.
Why is the plural of idee spelled as ideeën with a trema, rather than ideeen?
The singular noun is idee. When adding the standard plural suffix -en, you get three 'e's in a row. To show that the final -en is pronounced as a new, separate syllable, Dutch rules require placing a trema on that third 'e'. Without the trema, the letters would visually blend together into one confusing vowel sound.
Why is the verb wil placed at the very end of the sentence?
The conjunction zoals (meaning "as" or "the way that") introduces a subordinate clause. In Dutch subordinate clauses, the conjugated verb is pushed to the very end. That is why it is zoals de docent wil instead of having the verb immediately after the subject.
Is elkaars the standard way to say "each other's"?
Yes! The pronoun elkaar means "each other". Just like in English, you add an s to make it possessive. Notice that in Dutch, you simply attach the s directly to make elkaars without using an apostrophe.
Why does the sentence use evalueren instead of a word like beoordelen?