Breakdown of De kandidaat maakt indruk op de baas.
de baas
the boss
indruk maken op
to make an impression on
Questions & Answers about De kandidaat maakt indruk op de baas.
Why isn't it 'maakt een indruk'?
The Dutch expression is simply indruk maken op (literally 'to make impression on'). Unlike English, you don't use the article een (an) when using this standard phrase.
Do we always use 'op' to say who is being impressed?
Yes! The fixed combination is indruk maken op (someone). Luckily, this matches the English 'to make an impression on' perfectly.
If there were multiple bosses, what is the plural of 'baas'?
The plural is bazen. This is a great reminder of Dutch spelling rules: to keep the long 'a' sound, you drop one a because the syllable is now open. Also, the hard s softens into a z.
How would I use this lesson's verbs to say 'The candidate appears to make an impression on the boss'?
You would conjugate a verb like lijken in the second position, and move maken to the end of the sentence with te. It becomes: De kandidaat lijkt indruk op de baas te maken.
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