Breakdown of Je zult je moeten bijscholen om de vaardigheid te blijven verbeteren.
blijven
to stay
moeten
to have to, must
zullen
shall / will
je
you (unstressed form of jij)
Questions & Answers about Je zult je moeten bijscholen om de vaardigheid te blijven verbeteren.
Why is te placed right before blijven and not before verbeteren?
This is the core rule for om ... te clauses that contain multiple infinitives. When you have a helping verb (like blijven, kunnen, or moeten) combined with a main verb, the word te must go immediately before the helping verb. It never goes directly before the main verb or between the infinitives.
How does blijven verbeteren mean "keep improving"?
While the verb blijven normally translates to "to stay" or "to remain", it takes on a continuous meaning when paired directly with another infinitive. In these constructions, blijven plus an infinitive translates to "to keep doing" or "to continue doing" that action.
Why is je repeated at the beginning of the sentence in "Je zult je..."?
The verb zich bijscholen (to do further training or to upskill) is a reflexive verb in Dutch. The first je acts as the subject of the sentence ("you"), while the second je is the reflexive pronoun ("yourself") that belongs to the verb.
Could I change the word order to "bij moeten scholen" instead of "moeten bijscholen"?
Yes, you can! Because bijscholen is a separable verb, its placement in a verb cluster at the end of a clause is flexible. You can either keep it attached as one word after the modal verb (moeten bijscholen) or split it by placing the prefix before the modal verb (bij moeten scholen). Both options are grammatically correct and common.