Breakdown of De afgelopen trouwdag blijft ons bij.
de trouwdag
the wedding day
bijblijven
to stay with (someone) / to remember
afgelopen
past / last (of a period)
Questions & Answers about De afgelopen trouwdag blijft ons bij.
Why use afgelopen instead of laatste for "last"?
The word afgelopen specifically means the one that just passed, or the most recent one. If you use laatste, it can also mean "final." Saying de laatste trouwdag could imply it is the very last anniversary they will ever have, which sounds a bit grim!
Does trouwdag mean "wedding day" or "wedding anniversary"?
It means both! Dutch uses trouwdag for the actual day you get married, as well as the yearly anniversary. The context of afgelopen (the most recent one) makes it clear that they are talking about their anniversary here.
What is the infinitive of the verb here, and why is bij at the end?
The verb is bijblijven, which means to stay with someone or to be remembered. It is a separable verb, so in a simple main clause like this, the conjugated part (blijft) goes in the second position, and the prefix (bij) moves to the very end of the sentence.
Why isn't there a preposition before ons? In English, it's "stays with us".
The Dutch verb bijblijven takes an object directly without needing an extra preposition like met. You simply place the pronoun (ons) right into the sentence before the separable prefix (bij).
How would I use the temporal dat from this lesson if I wanted to say "The last anniversary that we went out stays with us"?
You could expand the sentence like this: De afgelopen trouwdag dat we uitgingen, blijft ons bij. Because trouwdag is a specific time reference, you can use the temporal dat from this lesson to connect the clauses instead of the more formal waarop (on which).
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