Breakdown of De enquête wordt naar alle respondenten gestuurd.
naar
to
sturen
to send
worden
to become
alle
all (general plurals)
de enquête
the survey
de respondent
the respondent
Questions & Answers about De enquête wordt naar alle respondenten gestuurd.
Why does this sentence use wordt instead of is for "is sent"?
In Dutch, the passive voice for an ongoing or regular action uses the verb worden (to become), not zijn (to be). If you said De enquête is gestuurd, it would translate to "The survey has been sent" (meaning the action is already finished). Because the survey is being sent as a current or general process, we use wordt.
Could I use the preposition aan instead of naar here?
Yes, you could easily say aan alle respondenten gestuurd. Both sturen naar (send to/towards) and sturen aan (send to the attention of) are correct. Naar emphasizes the destination or movement, while aan focuses slightly more on the recipient, but in this context they are completely interchangeable.
Why is it alle respondenten and not just al respondenten or allemaal respondenten?
The word al gets an '-e' ending to become alle when placed directly before a plural noun without an article to mean "all". You would only use al if a definite article was present (like al de respondenten). Allemaal is an adverb used elsewhere in the sentence, rather than acting as an adjective directly in front of the noun.
The word enquête has a circumflex (the little hat) on the 'e'. Is this standard Dutch spelling?
It is standard for French loanwords that have kept their original spelling. The circumflex indicates that this 'e' is pronounced as a short, open sound (like in the English word 'pet'), rather than a muted 'uh' sound. Dutch frequently preserves original accent marks on borrowed words to help guide pronunciation.
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