Breakdown of Daarna controleer ik of er geen fout meer in het ontwerp zit.
ik
I
in
in
meer
more
er
there
zitten
to sit
controleren
to check
of
if
het ontwerp
the design
geen
no
daarna
after that
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Questions & Answers about Daarna controleer ik of er geen fout meer in het ontwerp zit.
Why is Daarna placed at the very beginning of the sentence?
In Dutch you can start a sentence with a time adverb like daarna (meaning after that). When you do this, the finite verb must go in second position, causing controleer to come before ik. This is called the V2 (verb‐second) rule.
Why does the verb come before the subject in controleer ik?
Because Daarna is a fronted adverbial, Dutch requires inversion of subject and finite verb. Instead of ik controleer, you get controleer ik to keep the verb in second position.
What does of mean in this context?
Here of introduces a subordinate yes/no question and translates as whether or if in English. It does not mean or in this sentence.
What is the function of er in of er geen fout meer in het ontwerp zit?
Er is an expletive or dummy subject used in existential clauses. It doesn’t translate to any specific word in English but helps form the structure er zit… (there is…/there are…).
Why is it geen fout and not niet fout?
- Geen negates nouns directly and means no or not a.
- Niet negates verbs, adjectives or whole clauses.
So to say no mistake, you need geen fout, not niet fout.
What role does meer play here?
Meer means any more or any longer. By saying geen fout meer, you express that there are no more mistakes left after the check.
Why is the verb zitten used instead of zijn?
Dutch often uses zitten in existential phrases about something being located or present inside something (literally “sits in”). You could also say er is geen fout meer in het ontwerp, but er zit emphasizes that a mistake would be “embedded” in the design.