Breakdown of Wij bezoeken het evenement in het weekend.
wij
we
in
in
het weekend
the weekend
bezoeken
to visit
het evenement
the event
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Questions & Answers about Wij bezoeken het evenement in het weekend.
Why does the sentence use Wij as the subject, and what is the difference between Wij and we?
Both Wij and we mean “we” in Dutch. Wij is the full, emphatic form often used to stress the subject or to avoid ambiguity, while we is the informal, abbreviated version. In this sentence, using Wij emphasizes the group that is performing the action.
How is the verb bezoeken correctly conjugated with the subject Wij?
In Dutch, when the subject is Wij (which translates to “we”), the verb is used in its base form without an added -t. That means bezoeken is correct for wij, whereas if the subject were third-person singular (like hij or zij), the verb would be conjugated as bezoekt.
Why is the definite article het used with evenement instead of de?
Dutch nouns carry a gender, and evenement is classified as a neuter noun. Neuter nouns take the definite article het rather than de. Since there is no surefire rule for every noun, learners generally memorize which nouns are het-words and which are de-words.
What role does the prepositional phrase in het weekend play, and why is in used here?
The phrase in het weekend indicates the time when the action occurs – that is, “during the weekend.” Although English uses “on the weekend,” Dutch conventionally employs the preposition in when referring to time periods like the weekend. This is a fixed expression in Dutch.
How does this sentence illustrate typical Dutch sentence structure?
The sentence follows the standard Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order found in Dutch main clauses. It begins with the subject (Wij), followed by the verb (bezoeken), then the object (het evenement), and finally a time adverbial phrase (in het weekend). This structure is similar to English, though learners must pay attention to details such as gendered articles and verb conjugations.