Breakdown of De bezoeker krijgt een checklist voor de netheid te zien.
een
a/an
zien
to see
voor
for (on behalf of)
krijgen
to get (receive)
Questions & Answers about De bezoeker krijgt een checklist voor de netheid te zien.
How does the krijgen ... te zien structure work in this sentence?
This construction is the core of your current lesson! The phrase krijgen te combined with a sensory or cognitive verb like zien, horen, or weten implies that someone is receiving information. Here, krijgt ... te zien means the visitor 'gets to see' or 'is presented with' the checklist.
Could this sentence be translated as 'The visitor is shown a checklist...' instead of 'gets to see'?
Yes, absolutely! While 'gets to see' is a good literal translation, translating krijgen te zien as 'to be shown' often captures the intended meaning even better. This Dutch structure functions a lot like the English passive voice, emphasizing that someone else is actively providing the checklist to the visitor.
Why are krijgt and te zien separated by the rest of the sentence?
In Dutch main clauses, the conjugated verb (krijgt) takes the second position, while the rest of the verbal block (here, te zien) is sent to the very end of the sentence. The object and its modifiers (een checklist voor de netheid) are sandwiched between them, which is the standard word order you have practiced in earlier levels.
How is the word netheid formed, and what does it mean?