Breakdown of Wij melden ons aan voor het lidmaatschap.
het lidmaatschap
the membership
zich aanmelden voor
to register for
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Questions & Answers about Wij melden ons aan voor het lidmaatschap.
The current lesson is about verb-first conditional clauses. How would I change this sentence to mean 'If we register for the membership, ...'?
You can drop the word for 'if' (als) and put the verb in the very first position instead. The clause would become: Melden wij ons aan voor het lidmaatschap, ... (literally: Register we ourselves for the membership...).
Why is the word ons (us/ourselves) in this sentence if the English translation just says 'We register'?
Why is aan placed after ons rather than attached to the verb?
Aanmelden is a separable verb. In a standard main clause like this one, the conjugated part (melden) takes the second position in the sentence, while the prefix (aan) is pushed further back.
How does the word lidmaatschap break down?
It is a compound noun made of lid (member) and the suffix -schap. This suffix works exactly like '-ship' in English, creating nouns like 'membership' or 'friendship' (vriendschap).