De gemeente herziet de beschikking.

Because gemeente and beschikking are both de-words in Dutch.

• de gemeente = the municipality
• de beschikking = the decision/order/ruling

In Dutch, singular nouns usually take either de or het, and this has to be learned with the noun.
Plural nouns always take de, but here both nouns are singular.

A useful habit is to learn nouns together with their article:

• de gemeente
• de beschikking

Herziet is the third person singular present tense of the verb herzien.

So:

• ik herzie = I revise/reconsider
• jij herziet / je herziet
• u herziet
• hij/zij/het herziet
• de gemeente herziet

The subject de gemeente is singular, so the verb takes the singular form herziet.

Because the verb is herzien, and its stem in the present tense behaves like zien.

Compare:

• zien → hij ziet
• herzien → hij herziet

So the -t ending is correct for a third person singular subject in the present tense.

It is an irregular verb, so it does not work like a regular verb such as:

• werken → hij werkt

Instead, it follows the pattern of zien.

No. Herzien is not separable.

That means the prefix her- stays attached to the verb:

• De gemeente herziet de beschikking.

You do not say:

• De gemeente ziet de beschikking her. ❌

This is important because some Dutch verbs with prefixes are separable, but herzien is not.

A useful clue: the prefix her- often means again or re-, and verbs with her- are usually inseparable.

This sentence uses normal main clause word order:

subject + verb + object

• De gemeente = subject
• herziet = verb
• de beschikking = direct object

So it works much like English:

• The municipality
  • revises/reconsiders
    • the decision

In a simple Dutch main clause, the finite verb usually comes in second position.

In this kind of sentence, gemeente usually means the municipality or local authority, not just the physical town.

So de gemeente often refers to the government body or administrative authority responsible for the decision.

Depending on context, English translations might include:

• the municipality
• the local authority
• the council

Beschikking is a noun, and in official or legal Dutch it often refers to a formal decision, administrative ruling, or order.

It is a fairly formal word. You are more likely to see it in:

• government letters
• legal texts
• administrative procedures

So this sentence sounds official or bureaucratic rather than everyday casual speech.

Yes, very much so.

The combination de gemeente + herziet + de beschikking sounds administrative or legal. In everyday conversation, people might use less formal wording, depending on what exactly is meant.

This kind of sentence is typical of:

• official notices
• legal documents
• municipal correspondence

Two common ways are:

• De gemeente herzag de beschikking.
  Simple past

• De gemeente heeft de beschikking herzien.
  Perfect tense

Notice that the verb is irregular:

• infinitive: herzien
• present: herziet
• past singular: herzag
• past participle: herzien

Also note that the past participle is herzien, not geherzien.

Because herzien has the inseparable prefix her-.

In Dutch, verbs with inseparable prefixes usually do not take ge- in the past participle.

So:

• herzien → heeft herzien
• not heeft geherzien ❌

This is the same pattern you see in other inseparable-prefixed verbs.

A rough guide is:

• gemeente ≈ khuh-MAIN-tuh or ghuh-MAIN-tuh

A few notes:

• The g in standard Dutch is a throat sound, not an English g.
• The stress is on meen: ge-MEEN-te.
• The final -te is pronounced with a schwa-like ending, similar to tuh.

Pronunciation varies by region, especially the g sound.

Yes, that is a good way to remember it.

Depending on context, herzien can mean:

• to revise
• to review
• to reconsider
• to re-examine

In administrative or legal contexts, it often suggests that an earlier decision is being looked at again and possibly changed.

So it has a slightly formal, procedural feel.