Breakdown of Elk rekwisiet moet door de producent gecontroleerd worden.
moeten
to have to, must
controleren
to check
worden
to become
door
by (agent in a passive sentence)
elk
each, every
het rekwisiet
the prop
de producent
the producer
Questions & Answers about Elk rekwisiet moet door de producent gecontroleerd worden.
Why does this sentence use worden at the end instead of zijn?
This is a classic example of a dynamic obligation. The sentence describes an action that still needs to be carried out (the producer actually performing the check), so we use moet + past participle + worden. If the sentence used zijn (moet gecontroleerd zijn), it would express a stative necessity, meaning the props must already be in a checked state before moving on to the next step.
Why is it elk rekwisiet and not elke rekwisiet?
The word for prop, rekwisiet, is a neuter noun (het rekwisiet). When you use "every" or "each" with a singular neuter noun, you drop the -e ending and use elk. If it were a common noun (a de word), you would use elke, as in elke stoel (every chair).
Can I put the agent (door de producent) at the very end of the sentence?
Yes, you could say Elk rekwisiet moet gecontroleerd worden door de producent. However, putting the prepositional phrase before the final verb cluster (gecontroleerd worden) is the more natural and typical word order in Dutch.
Can I swap the order of the final verbs and say worden gecontroleerd?
Yes, both orders are grammatically correct at the end of the sentence. However, placing the past participle before the infinitive (gecontroleerd worden) is far more common in written Dutch and often sounds more natural to native speakers for this specific modal passive structure.
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