Learn Hardcore Dutch: Alle mensen werken samen.

Alle translates to all in English. In Dutch, adjectives and quantifiers like alle are typically placed before the noun they modify. Thus, alle mensen literally means all people, with alle directly describing mensen.

How does the sentence structure of Alle mensen werken samen compare to the English sentence structure?

The sentence structure is very similar to English. In both languages, the subject comes first (alle mensen = all people), followed by the verb (werken = work), and finally the adverb (samen = together). This mirrors the English sentence all people work together.

Why is the verb werken not conjugated differently even though mensen is plural?

In Dutch, many regular verbs, including werken, maintain the same form in the present tense when used with a plural subject. Similar to English (where we say they work), werken is correctly used with alle mensen without any additional conjugation.

Can werken samen also appear as a single word (samenwerken), and if so, why?