Breakdown of Wij zullen snel naar de winkel gaan om brood te kopen.
het brood
the bread
wij
we
gaan
to go
naar
to
kopen
to buy
om
for
de winkel
the store
zullen
will
snel
quickly
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Questions & Answers about Wij zullen snel naar de winkel gaan om brood te kopen.
Why is zullen used here to talk about the future?
In Dutch, zullen is often used to form the future tense or to indicate a promise/intention. It’s similar to the English will or shall. Using zullen makes it clear that the action (going to the store) hasn't happened yet but is planned for the future.
Why does snel come right after zullen?
Dutch word order typically places adverbs (like snel) after the first finite verb in a sentence. Here, zullen is the finite verb, so snel naturally follows it. You’ll often see a similar pattern with other adverbs.
Why do we say naar de winkel instead of another preposition?
In Dutch, naar means to, indicating direction toward a specific location. When talking about going to a place, naar is the standard preposition before locations like winkel (store).
What does om do in om brood te kopen?
When you want to express the purpose of an action, Dutch uses om + te + infinitive. In this case, om brood te kopen means in order to buy bread, explaining why you're going to the store.
Why is there a te before kopen?
In Dutch, when you use an infinitive to express purpose or a dependent action, you typically add te before the verb. So the full infinitive phrase is te kopen (to buy), following om for the purpose construction.