Breakdown of Roep de badmeester, en hij verwijdert de kwal.
hij
he / it (referring to a 'de'-word)
en
and
roepen
to call (shout)
verwijderen
to remove
Questions & Answers about Roep de badmeester, en hij verwijdert de kwal.
How does this sentence express an "if... then..." condition without using the word als (if)?
This uses the imperative conditional structure you are currently learning. By giving a command (Roep) and linking the consequence with en (and), it creates a conditional promise. It means the exact same thing as the standard conditional clause Als je de badmeester roept, verwijdert hij de kwal.
Why is the word order en hij verwijdert rather than inverting the verb and subject?
The word en is a coordinating conjunction, meaning it simply glues two separate main clauses together. Because it doesn't count as the first position in the second clause, the subject (hij) and verb (verwijdert) stay in their normal main-clause order.
The English translation says "he will remove", but the Dutch uses the present tense verwijdert. Why isn't a future tense verb used here?
Dutch often uses the simple present tense to talk about the future, especially for certainties or direct, immediate consequences of an action. Adding zal (will) to make it hij zal de kwal verwijderen is grammatically fine, but it makes the sentence sound heavier and less immediate.
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