Wij leren zekeren en inbinden.

Wij means we.

Dutch has both wij and we:

• wij = the full, stressed form
• we = the unstressed, very common everyday form

So this sentence could also be We leren zekeren en inbinden.

In many contexts, both are possible. Wij can sound a bit more emphatic or slightly more formal, depending on context.

The dictionary form of the verb is leren, meaning to learn.

In the present tense, Dutch uses the same form for:

• wij
• jullie
• zij/ze when it means they

So:

• ik leer
• jij leert
• wij leren

That is why leren here is both:

• the infinitive form in the dictionary
• the correct present-tense form with wij

Because they come after leren and function as infinitives.

In Dutch, after a verb like leren, you often get another verb in the infinitive:

• Wij leren zwemmen = We are learning to swim
• Wij leren klimmen = We are learning to climb
• Wij leren zekeren en inbinden = We are learning to belay and tie in

So:

• leren is the finite, conjugated verb
• zekeren and inbinden stay in the infinitive

After leren, Dutch often uses a bare infinitive, without te.

So Dutch says:

• Wij leren zekeren not
• Wij leren te zekeren

This is normal with leren in this kind of sentence.

A useful comparison:

• Ik probeer te slapen = I try to sleep
• Ik leer slapen = I learn to sleep

So proberen usually takes te, but leren often does not.

Yes, inbinden is a separable verb.

That means:

• in the infinitive, it stays together: inbinden
• in a main clause with a conjugated form, it splits: Wij binden ons in

Examples:

• Ik wil inbinden = I want to tie in
• Ik bind me in = I tie myself in

So in your sentence, inbinden stays together because it is an infinitive after leren.

It is in the present tense.

In Dutch, the present tense often covers both:

• simple present: We learn
• present continuous: We are learning

So Wij leren zekeren en inbinden can naturally mean:

• We learn belaying and tying in
• We are learning belaying and tying in

The exact English translation depends on context, but Dutch usually does not need a special progressive form here.

They are real Dutch verbs, but they are especially common in a climbing context.

For many learners, these will feel technical or activity-specific rather than basic everyday vocabulary.

In climbing:

• zekeren means something like to belay / to secure
• inbinden means to tie in

So this sentence sounds like something you might hear in a climbing lesson or course.

Yes. That is something learners often notice.

Leren can mean:

• to learn
• to teach

The context tells you which meaning is intended.

In your sentence, it means to learn:

• Wij leren zekeren en inbinden = We are learning to belay and tie in

If it meant teach, Dutch would usually make that clearer with an object:

• Wij leren kinderen zwemmen = We teach children to swim

So without an object, leren often naturally reads as learn here.

Because Dutch is describing actions, not things.

This sentence is built like:

• We learn + action + action

So Dutch uses infinitives:

• zekeren
• inbinden

English can do something similar:

• We are learning to belay and tie in

If Dutch wanted to talk about the activities as nouns, the sentence would be structured differently. But here the focus is on learning how to do those actions.

The word order is very straightforward:

• Wij = subject
• leren = finite verb
• zekeren en inbinden = infinitives/complements

So the structure is:

Subject + finite verb + other verbs

This is normal in a simple main clause. Dutch word order gets more complicated in subordinate clauses, but this sentence is a basic main-clause pattern.