Breakdown of Iedereen feliciteert het paar.
feliciteren
to congratulate
Questions & Answers about Iedereen feliciteert het paar.
Iedereen means "everyone" (multiple people). Why is the verb feliciteert in the singular form?
Just like in English, the Dutch word iedereen (everyone) is grammatically singular. Indefinite pronouns such as iedereen, iemand (someone), and niemand (nobody) always take a singular verb.
If I wanted to say "Everyone congratulates the couple on their anniversary", what preposition would I use with feliciteert?
You would use met. In Dutch, you congratulate someone with something (iemand feliciteren met iets). So, the sentence would become: Iedereen feliciteert het paar met hun jubileum.
What is the difference between using het paar and het echtpaar in this context?
Het paar is a general term for a couple (romantic or otherwise, like "a pair"). If you want to specify that they are a married couple, you would use het echtpaar. Another very common word for a romantic couple is het koppel.
If I start the sentence with Vandaag (Today), how does the word order change?
Starting with a time word like Vandaag triggers inversion, meaning the verb must come before the subject. The sentence becomes: Vandaag feliciteert iedereen het paar. (Today, everyone congratulates the couple).
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