Breakdown of De perfecte take moet tijdens de montage gekozen worden.
kiezen
to choose
moeten
to have to, must
worden
to become
tijdens
during
perfect
perfect
de montage
the editing / the montage
de take
the take
Questions & Answers about De perfecte take moet tijdens de montage gekozen worden.
Why do we use worden instead of zijn at the end of this sentence?
Does montage mean a sequence of quick clips, like a movie montage in English?
Usually not! While it can mean that in a specific context, de montage in Dutch primarily translates to general video or audio editing. The post-production phase is simply called the editing process or de montage.
How do we know to add an -e to perfect before the English loanword take?
Most English loanwords in Dutch automatically take the de gender unless there is a specific reason for them to be neuter (het words). Because it is de take, the preceding adjective follows the standard rule and gets an -e ending, making it perfecte.
Could the verbs at the end be written as worden gekozen instead of gekozen worden?
Yes, they can. In a Dutch verb cluster at the end of a clause, the past participle (gekozen) and the infinitive (worden) can usually swap places. Both orders are grammatically correct and widely used by native speakers.
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