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De directeur heeft nog een trendy logo te controleren.

De directeur heeft nog een trendy logo te controleren.
The director still has a trendy logo to check.
From Lesson 381:Invariable adjectives (plastic, roze, gratis)·Dutch

Questions & Answers about De directeur heeft nog een trendy logo te controleren.

Why is the adjective trendy written without an -e at the end?
Trendy is an English loanword ending in a vowel sound. In Dutch, adjectives like this (as well as words like gratis, plastic, or roze) are invariable. This means they never get an -e ending, no matter the noun's gender or whether you use de, het, or een.
Since logo is a het word, wouldn't a normal adjective also drop the -e here?
Exactly! Because it is het logo, a regular adjective would drop the -e after een anyway (for example, een nieuw logo). However, because trendy is invariable, it stays exactly the same even when used with a de word or a definite article, like in de trendy auto or het trendy logo.
How does the heeft ... te controleren structure work?
It translates directly to the English structure "has [something] to [verb]". Just like in English, heeft is the main verb and te controleren (to check) is placed at the very end of the clause. It highlights that the director has a specific pending task left to do.
Is controleren a false friend for English speakers?
Yes! While it looks like "to control", controleren almost always means "to check", "to verify", or "to inspect" in Dutch. If you want to talk about controlling or being in charge of something, you would use words like leiden, beheersen, or besturen.

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