Breakdown of De app blijkt de jonge volgers allemaal te misleiden.
jong
young
te
to (infinitive marker)
allemaal
all (of them)
blijken
to turn out / to appear
de app
the app
misleiden
to mislead
de volger
the follower
Questions & Answers about De app blijkt de jonge volgers allemaal te misleiden.
How does this sentence demonstrate subject raising with blijkt?
Instead of using a subordinate clause with a dummy subject (Het blijkt dat de app de jonge volgers misleidt), the subject of that subordinate clause (De app) is raised to become the subject of the main sentence. The verb from the dat-clause then turns into a te + infinitive phrase (te misleiden) placed at the end of the sentence.
What is the exact difference between using blijken here versus schijnen or lijken?
These three evidential verbs express different levels of certainty. Blijkt means 'turns out' and implies there is now solid evidence or proof that the app misleads them. Lijkt (appears/seems) would express a personal impression, and schijnt (is rumored to) would mean people are saying it, but it is not a proven fact yet.
Why is allemaal separated from de jonge volgers?
Allemaal (all of them) is a floating quantifier here. It emphasizes the plural object de jonge volgers. In Dutch, this word frequently detaches from the noun it modifies and floats later in the sentence, typically sitting just before the verbs at the end.
Could I put te misleiden earlier in the sentence, directly after blijkt?
No. Because blijkt is the finite (conjugated) verb in the main clause, the te + infinitive must go to the very end of the sentence. All the other information, like the object (de jonge volgers) and adverbs (allemaal), gets sandwiched between them to form a typical Dutch verb brace.
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