Na het eten zal ik jullie uitleggen hoe we samen kunnen doorgaan met deze studie.

After dinner, I will explain to you how we can continue this study together.

Breakdown of Na het eten zal ik jullie uitleggen hoe we samen kunnen doorgaan met deze studie.

• ik: I
• wij: we
• met: with
• samen: together
• na: after
• kunnen: can
• zullen: will
• deze: this
• jullie: you (plural)
• uitleggen: to explain
• hoe: how
• doorgaan: to continue
• de studie: the study

Questions & Answers about Na het eten zal ik jullie uitleggen hoe we samen kunnen doorgaan met deze studie.

Why is Na het eten at the start of the sentence?

Starting with Na het eten (meaning after the meal) emphasizes the time when something will happen. In Dutch, you can freely move expressions of time to the beginning of the sentence for emphasis or style, and the rest of the sentence adjusts accordingly.

What does zal indicate in this context?

Zal is the future tense auxiliary verb in Dutch (similar to will in English). It indicates that something (the explanation) will take place in the future, in this case after the meal.

Why is jullie used here instead of jij?

Jullie is the second-person plural pronoun in Dutch, meaning you (all) when addressing multiple people. Jij is used for a single person, while jullie is used for a group.

What does uitleggen mean, and why does it come after zal ik jullie?

Uitleggen means to explain. Dutch has a relatively fixed word order in main clauses: the finite verb (zal) typically comes in second position, and the subject (ik) follows. The infinitive (uitleggen) usually comes at or near the end of the clause. So you get Na het eten zal ik jullie uitleggen... instead of putting uitleggen directly after zal.

What does doorgaan mean, and how does it fit in with kunnen?

Doorgaan means to continue. When it's combined with kunnen (can), you get kunnen doorgaan, meaning can continue. In Dutch, you’ll often see two verbs at the end of a clause if one is a modal verb (kunnen) and the other is a main verb (doorgaan).