Zij bezoeken het laboratorium om meer over ons onderzoek te leren.

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Questions & Answers about Zij bezoeken het laboratorium om meer over ons onderzoek te leren.

Why do we use Zij here instead of Ze?
In Dutch, Zij is the stressed form, whereas Ze is the unstressed form. You use Zij when you want to emphasize the subject (they), or when you are starting a new sentence and referring to them clearly. Ze is more common in casual speech or within the flow of a conversation.
What does bezoeken mean, and how is it conjugated?

Bezoeken means to visit. The present tense conjugations are:
• Ik bezoek
• Jij/U bezoekt
• Hij/Zij/Het bezoekt
• Wij/Jullie/Zij bezoeken

How does om ... te leren work in Dutch?
Om ... te + infinitive is used to express the purpose or goal of an action. In this sentence, om meer over ons onderzoek te leren indicates why they visit the laboratory, i.e., in order to learn more about our research.
Why is it ons onderzoek and not onze onderzoek?
Dutch has two forms for “our”: ons and onze. You use ons with het-words in the singular (like het onderzoek), and you use onze with de-words (like de auto, so onze auto).
Why do we use het laboratorium rather than de laboratorium?
Words in Dutch can be either de-words or het-words, often without a clear rule for non-native speakers, so you learn them case by case. Laboratorium is classified as a het-word, so the correct form is het laboratorium.

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