Breakdown of Wij lopen in het dorp en luisteren naar muziek.
wij
we
naar
to
in
in
en
and
lopen
to walk
de muziek
the music
luisteren
to listen
het dorp
the village
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Questions & Answers about Wij lopen in het dorp en luisteren naar muziek.
What does Wij mean in this sentence?
Wij means "we" in English. It is the subject pronoun indicating that the sentence is about a group of people performing the actions (walking and listening).
Why is the definite article het used before dorp, not de?
In Dutch, every noun has a gender. The noun dorp is a neuter noun, so it takes the definite article het rather than de. Remembering the correct article is crucial when learning Dutch.
How are the two verbs lopen and luisteren connected in this sentence?
Both verbs share the same subject (wij) and are linked by the conjunction en, which means "and". This structure forms a compound sentence that describes two actions carried out by the same group.
Why is the preposition naar used after luisteren in luisteren naar muziek?
In Dutch, it is standard to use the preposition naar with the verb luisteren. This combination (luisteren naar) means "to listen to." The preposition is necessary to indicate what is being listened to—in this case, muziek (music).
What tense are lopen and luisteren in, and how are they conjugated for wij?
Both lopen and luisteren are in the simple present tense. They are correctly conjugated to match the first-person plural subject wij, which means the actions (walking and listening) are either happening right now or are habitual.
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