De teamleider controleert de kantoorbezetting.

This is the normal Dutch word order for a simple main clause:

• De teamleider = subject
• controleert = finite verb
• de kantoorbezetting = object

So the pattern is:

subject + verb + object

That is very similar to English: The team leader checks the office occupancy/staffing.

Dutch main clauses usually put the finite verb in the second position, and here the subject comes first, so the verb comes right after it.

Controleert is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb controleren.

Conjugation in the present tense:

• ik controleer = I check
• jij controleert / controleer jij = you check
• hij/zij/het controleert = he/she/it checks

Since de teamleider is a singular subject, Dutch uses controleert.

The infinitive is controleren, meaning to check, to inspect, or to verify.

A learner should be careful here: Dutch controleren often means to check rather than English to control in the sense of to direct or to dominate.

So in many contexts:

• Dutch controleren = English check / verify / inspect
• Dutch beheersen or onder controle hebben can be closer to English control

Because both nouns are de-words:

• de teamleider
• de kantoorbezetting

In Dutch, nouns usually take either de or het as their definite article. Unfortunately, this often has to be learned with the noun.

There are also some helpful patterns:

• nouns ending in -ing are usually de-words
  • for example: de bezetting, de vergadering, de opleiding

That helps explain de kantoorbezetting.

Yes. Dutch very often combines nouns into a single compound word.

Here:

• kantoor = office
• bezetting = occupancy, staffing, filling, manning

Together:

• kantoorbezetting = office occupancy / office staffing

This is very normal in Dutch. English often writes these as two words or uses a phrase, but Dutch commonly makes one long word.

In Dutch compounds, the last part is the main word.

So in kantoorbezetting:

• kantoor describes the type
• bezetting is the core noun

That means the whole word is a kind of bezetting. Because bezetting is a de-word, the whole compound is also a de-word:

• de bezetting
• de kantoorbezetting

This “last part decides” rule is very useful in Dutch compounds.

Bezetting can have several meanings depending on context, such as:

• occupancy
• staffing level
• coverage
• sometimes even occupation in historical or military contexts

In this sentence, with kantoor- in front, it most naturally refers to something like:

• how many people are present in the office
• how well the office is staffed
• office occupancy levels

So the context tells you which meaning is intended.

Yes, in modern Dutch teamleider is often used as a gender-neutral job title in practice, even though it historically looks masculine.

You may also see:

• teamleidster = female team leader

But teamleider is very commonly used for any person in that role, regardless of gender, especially in workplace language.

It is a compound noun:

• team = team
• leider = leader

So teamleider literally means team leader.

This is another example of the Dutch preference for compounds written as one word.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• De ≈ duh
• teamleider ≈ TAYM-lie-der
• controleert ≈ kon-troh-LAYRT
• de ≈ duh
• kantoorbezetting ≈ kan-TOHR-buh-ZET-ing

A few notes:

• ee in team is a long vowel.
• ei/ij sounds like something close to English eye.
• oo in kantoor is a long o sound.
• The r may sound different depending on region.

Yes, Dutch often allows alternative phrasing depending on style or nuance. For example:

• De teamleider checkt de kantoorbezetting.
• De teamleider controleert hoeveel mensen er op kantoor zijn.

The original sentence is a bit more formal or business-like because kantoorbezetting sounds administrative or organizational.

If you want to make the subject plural:

• De teamleiders controleren de kantoorbezetting.

Changes:

• teamleider → teamleiders
• controleert → controleren

So Dutch changes both the noun and the verb when the subject becomes plural.